Melody Beattie

Don't violate your own code of values and ethics, but don't waste energy trying to make other people violate theirs.

Few things can frustrate us more than trying to make a person someone he or she isn't; we feel crazy when we try to pretend that person is someone he or she is not.

The new year stands before us, like a chapter in a book, waiting to be written. We can help write that story by setting goals.

One Moment in Time because I think it describes me as a person and how I felt about being on the show.

I studied international relations and economics at the University of Virginia. I paid my way by working as a bartender in the summer and at three part-time jobs during the year.