I think God runs the show. Completely. Life proves it every day: He runs the show. Mariska Hargitay More Quotes by Mariska Hargitay More Quotes From Mariska Hargitay I'm a water person; water heals. Mariska Hargitay heal persons water If you stop for one second and do something, everyone is happy. You pay it forward and it comes back to you twelve-fold. Mariska Hargitay pay-it-forward folds twelve I have a more developed sense of my priorities. Life has so much more meaning now. Mariska Hargitay priorities I'm a big believer that your word is your wand. You know how people say things like, 'Oh my gosh, I'm such an idiot.' I don't say things like that anymore. Those put-downs, even if they're in jest, are little bullets of negativity that you don't need in your life. Mariska Hargitay negativity people needs Sixty-five percent of Americans don't have the conversation with their children. So you're sending off boys and girls off to college, off to high school, off to wherever they go, and nobody's had the conversation about how to conduct themselves. About a man telling his son how to be a man. How to respect a woman. How do you respect yourself? Mariska Hargitay girl children school Chocolate is the first luxury. It has so many things wrapped up in it: Deliciusness in the moment, childhood memories, and that grin-inducing feeling of getting a reward for being good. Mariska Hargitay yummy luxury memories Losing my mother at such an early age is the scar of my soul. But I feel like it ultimately made me into the person I am today; I understand the journey of life. I had to go through what I did to be here. Mariska Hargitay soul journey mother Fifty years ago my Mother stood on this stage accepting this award; She was fortunate enough to have my Dad with her. Fifty years later, I'm fortunate enough to have my Dad with me. I love you, Dad. Mariska Hargitay dad mother love-you My Dad taught me that good health is all about living in gratitude. Mariska Hargitay gratitude taught dad Every day is deeper and richer and more soulful. Mariska Hargitay soulful deeper I think people were expecting me to be that kind of glamorous sexpot. So they were always, Wow you're not what I expected. Mariska Hargitay wow people thinking As an actress, there were so many months, years even, when I didn't get work, when I wanted to quit. Mariska Hargitay actresses months years Criminals are just regular people who didn’t have time to read all the laws. Mariska Hargitay criminals law people When I was in my early 20s, I had my hair permed. Bad Idea! It turned into total frizz. My advice to women is: if you have nice hair already, don't get a perm, leave your hair alone. Mariska Hargitay nice hair ideas To me, the definition of sexy - at any age - is strength and confidence. Mariska Hargitay sexy definitions age Having a child changes everything. All of a sudden you have so much to lose, so much to live for. Mariska Hargitay loses children I'm just grateful that my body is healthy. I want to be on this planet for a long time, so I try to eat things that make me feel good and make me strong. But I also love food and I love life: Some days having that extra bowl of pasta and a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup means more to me than being thin. Mariska Hargitay love-life grateful strong ~Before you have kids, when you're on a plane and there's a screaming kid, all you can think is, Give me earplugs! As soon as I became a mom, though, I got it. You find yourself asking, 'What can I do? You want me to hold him?' Because you think about the time your kids was screaming, and there was the one parent who looked at you and smiled. And that compassion was everything.~ Mariska Hargitay parenting mom kids I get very excited about my double stroller. Every time I look at it, I get a shot of adrenaline and joy because I think, This is real! Mariska Hargitay real joy thinking The definition of inspire is 'to fill with the urge or ability to do or feel something, especially to do something creative.' There you have it: Jeffrey Bilhuber inspires me. I watch him make his magic, and I want to do the same. Those are always my favorite people, the ones who are so alive in the practice of their art that I want to jump in and join the fun. Mariska Hargitay practice fun art