“Chocolate is the first luxury. It has so many things wrapped up in it:...” — Mariska Hargitay Quote

“Chocolate is the first luxury. It has so many things wrapped up in it: deliciousness in the moment, childhood memories, and that grin-inducing feeling of getting a reward for being good.”

“Sometimes things in life happen that allow us to understand our priorities very clearly. Ultimately you can see those as gifts.”

“I say to everybody, 'Adoption is not for the faint of heart.'”

“That is where I got my childhood memories, watching the Home Run Derby as a kid. Maybe some kids are watching me. I would like to return that.”

“We had a ranch, growing up, that we used to spend a lot of time at. I guess anything from the ranch house would probably be some of my favorite childhood memories.”

“My mother says that my father truly enjoyed having a son. My two-years-younger twin sisters felt that he didn't quite know how to enjoy them. But I wasn't aware of those things then. So many of my childhood memories involve him. All the excursions into science were shaped by his knowledge and enthusiasm.”