Trisha Yearwood

Get your education, and if you see small opportunities, take them. Each one could be a stepping stone to something bigger.

I'm as surprised as anybody. I never would have thought I'd be here talking about having a cooking show on the Food Network. It wasn't on my list of things, but it's fun, and I'm having a good time.

The reality is that you think you're going to have all this time out here, to do all this stuff, and the truth of the matter is, you just don't. If we're on the road, and we stay in the city we're in, I'm going to try to get up in the morning and get a workout in.

I wanted to be Cher for a long time, but not for the singing. I just thought she was so cool. I wanted her long hair, and I wanted to weigh five pounds.

I don't spend time wondering what might be next; I just focus on trying to savor every day.

I'd been doing circuit training and Pilates for years, but I was not consistent with food. I'm not a disciplined person. I was indulging all the time.

I was an A student and I liked creative writing.

I don't sign every check anymore, but I have my checks, my balances. I like the people I work with very much, but I check on them.

It's not about giving back if you're successful or a celebrity or how much money you have: it's about your responsibility as an adult to help others.

Potato salad is very personal: everyone makes theirs differently.

Music is so intimate and so personal that when you can find somebody that feels the same way about it that you do, it's magic. It can be. It really can be.