Fifty years ago my Mother stood on this stage accepting this award; She was fortunate enough to have my Dad with her.… — Mariska Hargitay Copy Share Image
Becoming a parent erased many of my negative childhood feelings and filled them in with something new. — Mariska Hargitay Copy Share Image
We're all connected. Helping another woman is helping yourself, your mother, your sister, your children. — Mariska Hargitay Copy Share Image
~Before you have kids, when you're on a plane and there's a screaming kid, all you can think is, Give me earplugs!… — Mariska Hargitay Copy Share Image
The message I got from my father was that life is hard, but you just don't quit. I am grateful that I… — Mariska Hargitay Copy Share Image
Losing my mother at such an early age is the scar of my soul. But I feel like it ultimately made me… — Mariska Hargitay Copy Share Image
I was lucky enough to have a father who said, 'Don't quit.' So I just kept going. — Mariska Hargitay Copy Share Image
You make sacrifices to become a mother, but you really find yourself and your soul. — Mariska Hargitay Copy Share Image
I think God runs the show. Completely. Life proves it every day: He runs the show — Mariska Hargitay Copy Share Image
It's very difficult leaving the house anytime with my baby at home. — Mariska Hargitay Copy Share Image
Sexual assault and domestic violence are difficult things to talk about. Talk about them anyway. — Mariska Hargitay Copy Share Image
Humor is about perspective, and hanging out with people who see life through a similar lens is so important. — Mariska Hargitay Copy Share Image
I have a more developed sense of my priorities. Life has so much more meaning now. — Mariska Hargitay Copy Share Image
Being fearless means busting down those walls of fear and being who you are, not who someone else thinks you are. People like to… — Mariska Hargitay Copy Share Image
In life you have two choices. You can laugh or you can cry. You have to laugh, you have to. — Mariska Hargitay Copy Share Image
Fifty years ago my Mother stood on this stage accepting this award; She was fortunate enough to have my Dad with her. Fifty years… — Mariska Hargitay Copy Share Image
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… — Mariska Hargitay Copy Share Image
