148 Quotes by Mariska Hargitay

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.

I've always heard that you'll know, but I never understood it. With Peter, we even broke up after we dated for a year, for two or three months, but I still knew. I knew there was something different about this union. Even through the hard times, it was like "How are we going to get through this?

I think God runs the show. Completely. Life proves it every day: He runs the show

In life you have two choices. You can laugh or you can cry. You have to laugh, you have to.

By coming forward and sharing your story, you don't know the countless lives you change.

But trust can take you a long way. And my faith takes me a long way. And I think that our pains, our vulnerabilities, and our insecurities can fuel us to be better. To try harder. To dig deeper.

If I can play a little part in the world's healing, and making it a better place than when I came, then I just thank God for that chance.

There’s so much that you can get mad about. Out of self-preservation, I focus on being grateful.

No one can take away your pain, so don’t let anyone take away your happiness.