A dark horse, which had never been thought of, rushed past the grandstand in sweeping triumph.

Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.

The secret of success is constancy of purpose.

Cleanliness and order are not matters of instinct; they are matters of education, and like most great things, you must cultivate a taste for them.

Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think.

Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.

Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke.

One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.

Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time.

Never complain and never explain.

Finality is not the language of politics.

Death is the night sky, the background against which the fleeting fireworks of life are displayed, an empty stage upon which the drama of life is played.

When individuals and communities do not govern self, they risk being ruled by external forces that care less about the well-being of the village.

Life has many insignificant pursuits that add little or no value to your reality.

...you can use words if you wish, but I'm warning you - I've learned how to read your heart ...

I played at my church every once in a while, but that's not a good gauge, because everybody loves you at your church.

Writing songs about it is a really useful way for me to love New York more, and stay observing it, and not just zone it out.

My son, who sees me almost every day of his life, will look at me and go, "I know that dude! I like that dude!" It's incredibly affirming.

Stay for me. Stay with me. There will never be anyone else. Not in my bed. Not in my life. And not in my heart.

Think positive girl, or the world ends.

Imagine me; I shall not exist if you do not imagine me; try to discern the doe in me, trembling in the forest of my own iniquity; let's even smile a little. After all, there is no harm in smiling.