Rita Wilson

“I view my cancer as a gift. I know that sounds crazy, but it has taught me so much about love and compassion and kindness and faith.”

“You learn so much from your kids. They're your greatest teachers.”

“I always feel like I'm a work in progress.”

“At a certain point, you have to make a decision. Are you going to be a person who is jealous, or are you going to be a person who is grateful? I am choosing to be grateful.”

“My dad said, 'The thing that you have to do is just do the work. Don't worry about anything else. Just do the work.' And that's what I've tried to do my whole life.”

“Fear is something that we have to face, and the way that you face it is by taking action.”

“I think it's really important for women to support each other. I see it as a responsibility.”

“When you're a caregiver, you're not just a caregiver. You're a patient advocate. You're a researcher. You're a secretary.”

“Music is something that has been a constant in my life. It's my happy place.”

“I am a person who has to be creative. I have to be making something.”

“You have to have a sense of humor to get through this life.”

“Friendship is one of the most important things in life. It's about being there for each other.”

“I think that storytelling is a way of healing. It's a way of connecting with other people.”

“I'm a believer in second chances, but I don't think you should get a third or fourth chance.”

“The one thing that you have that nobody else has is you. Your voice, your mind, your story, your vision. So write and draw and build and play and dance and live as only you can.”