Explore Quotes by Mariska Hargitay

Italian culture is so deeply soaked in an appreciation of the good things in life.

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

It's a life's journey of finding ourselves, finding our power, and living for yourself, not for everyone else.

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

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

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

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?

Just having someone make you laugh so hard that it hurts is so healing to me.

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.

Being thin is not more important than enjoying life

Criminals are just regular people who didn’t have time to read all the laws.

I don't have to be an expert. I just have to care.

Sexual assault and domestic violence are difficult things to talk about. Talk about them anyway.

No one can tell you who you are and what you are made of, only you yourself know what you are made of, and only you yourself can do the work to become who you want to be.

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

Just smiling at someone walking down the street can make the person's day. It's all about paying it forward.

Adoption was a bumpy ride - very bumpy. But, God, was it worth the fight.

These days we don’t have to fit into something other people think we are. We’ve leveled the playing field, life is inclusive. I’m a mom, sex detective, wife, fearless, gentle — we can now, with grace, be all of what we are.

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.

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.

You survived the abuse, you’re going to survive the recovery.