A schoolchild should be taught grammar—for the same reason that a medical student should study anatomy.

If life gives you lemons, you should make lemonade. And try to find somebody who's life gives them vodka, and have a party.

I believe that if life gives you lemons, you should make lemonade... And try to find somebody whose life has given them vodka, and have a party.

We have nothing to fear for the future, except as we shall forget the way the Lord has led us, and His teaching in our past history.

Talk unbelief, and you will have unbelief; but talk faith, and you will have faith. According to the seed sown will be the harvest.

It is not earthly rank, nor birth, nor nationality, nor religious privilege, which proves that we are members of the family of God; it is love, a love that embraces all humanity.

Our heavenly Father has a thousand ways to provide for us, of which we know nothing.

We are all woven together in the great web of humanity, and whatever we can do to benefit and uplift others will reflect in blessing upon ourselves.

Success is born out of arrogance, but greatness comes from humility.

Mother Nature is the true artist and our job as cooks is to allow her to shine.

Whatever attracts the mind from God, whatever draws the affections away from Christ, is an enemy to the soul.

Respect is priceless. Earn it every day!

Let your existence be enough for a moment.

On school culture: It's hard to eat something you've had a relationship with.

The repetition of small efforts will accomplish more than the occasional use of great talents.

We must not close our eyes to the fact that there are conspiring men who would pollute young boys, and girls of corresponding age, for sake of increasing profits.

Mice: What is the best early training for a writer? Y.C.: An unhappy childhood.

To the innocent there are neither cherubim nor angels.

Nothing in the Shastras, which is capable of being reasoned, can stand if it is in conflict with reason.

My advisers built a wall between myself and my people. I didn't realize what was happening. When I woke up, I had lost my people.

I don't mind being disliked - I will be the one to step up and say what needs to be said if it helps one woman who comes after me.