"The only time I really go on the Internet is for recipes."

"Martha Stewart's my idol."

"I have a tight-knit Southern family."

"I've never really had a competitive relationship in any work situation."

"My mom and dad always taught acting, so instead of getting me babysitters, they would just bring me to class."

"I'm so used to being within 10 minutes of my family."

"I should hope I dress differently at 25 than I did when I graduated high school. I hope I never stop changing."

"My greatest passion is my personal life."

"I had a premonition when I was nine that I'd marry Leonardo DiCaprio."

"To be around me, you must love food, or I'm the most obnoxious person you've ever met."

"I'm no editor, no artisan, no expert. And certainly no arbiter of what you should buy, wear, or eat."

"My mom taught me this really great beauty tip. She used to put oil or mayonnaise on the bottom half of her hair before she would shower."

"I always want to wear clothes that my children will one day look back on and say, 'Oh, you looked amazing - why didn't you keep that?' Not, 'Oh my God - I can't believe you wore that.'"

"My hair is a safety net for me, so I love to have it down and full and relaxed."

"Often you see people on the red carpet with tight up-dos, but that makes me feel stiff."

"My mom would have different fragrances for different times of the year. They were a part of her identity. I don't remember the specific ones she used, but I remember the bottles."

"Every relationship you have, you're learning and growing and taking something from that."

"I could probably make more money if I did more commercial projects."

"After my first year on 'Gossip Girl,' everybody said, 'You've got to do a big commercial movie, ride this wave.'"

“Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be.” 

“Whatever you are, be a good one.” 

“Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends?” 

“America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.” 

“My Best Friend is a person who will give me a book I have not read.” 

“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.” 

“My concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God's side, for God is always right.” 

“I'm a success today because I had a friend who believed in me and I didn't have the heart to let him down.” 

“Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his aren't very new after all.” 

“When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That's my religion.” 

“Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves” 

“I am a slow walker, but I never walk back.” 

“Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally.” 

“There are no bad pictures; that's just how your face looks sometimes.” 

“I can see how it might be possible for a man to look down upon the earth and be an atheist, but I cannot conceive how a man could look up into the heavens and say there is no God.” 

“Those who look for the bad in people will surely find it.” 

“I don't like that man. I must get to know him better.” 

“When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.” 

“I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to 

succeed, but I am bound to live up to what light I have.” 

“Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.” 

“You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time.” 

“I would rather be a little nobody, then to be a evil somebody.” 

“All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.” 

“I have been driven many times upon my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had no where else to go. My own wisdom and that of all about me seemed insufficient for that day.” 

“Character is like a tree and reputation its shadow. The shadow is what we think it is and the tree is the real thing.” 

“Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing.” 

“No man is poor who has a Godly mother.” 

“The best way to predict your future is to create it.” 

“I laugh because I must not cry, that is all, that is all. ” 

"It is hard that people don't just let you do your job for them and entertain, and then carry on your own life."