I don’t tell my children, ‘If you’re not good, you’re going to hell.’ I tell my children that God will be there for them when they struggle. That’s the God I believe in. Marie Osmond Read Quote
Women are so strong and knowledgeable. You know, instead of competing with each other, I would love to complete each other. Take away that wall of competition and say, ‘Hey, let’s just all get together and help each other be brilliant.’ Marie Osmond Read Quote
I am happy. I have a wonderful marriage. I was in a not-great second marriage for 20 years, then I fell in love with Steve, my first husband, again, and we remarried. I wore the dress from our first wedding in 1982 – it was tight, but I could get into it. Marie Osmond Read Quote
I’ll always be best known as Marie Osmond, but in my checking account and at home, I will gladly be Marie Craig. Marie Osmond Read Quote
I learned a great lesson from my mother on her deathbed. She counseled me on the importance of taking care of myself so I wouldn’t end up in an unhealthy body like she did. Marie Osmond Read Quote
I was so honored when Diane Sawyer named me ‘Person of the Week,’ and like I told her, ‘Diane, I love my daughter.’ I cried when I found out when she told me she was gay when she was 17 because of the judgment. Marie Osmond Read Quote
I did a book signing when we were in New York the day before yesterday. A lady came through and she was just weeping, and said, ‘I wish this would have been brought out sooner, my sister is in prison for suffocating her child.’ Marie Osmond Read Quote
I didn’t know my mother had it. I think a lot of women don’t know their mothers had it; that’s the sad thing about depression. You know, you don’t function anymore. You shut down. You feel like you are in a void. Marie Osmond Read Quote
I found for me that my safe place was work. I could control my environment. I became very fastidious and detailed, and wanted things a certain way. Marie Osmond Read Quote