An unprejudiced mind is probably the rarest thing in the world; to nonprejudice I attach the greatest value.

It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.

It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for something you are not.

One doesn't discover new lands without consenting to lose sight, for a very long time, of the shore.

A straight path never leads anywhere except to the objective.

Everything has been said before, but since nobody listens we have to keep going back and beginning all over again.

We should enjoy this summer, flower by flower, as if it were to be the last one we’ll see.

Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does the better.

Complete possession is proved only by giving. All you are unable to give possesses you.

The thing I am most aware of is my limits. And this is natural; for I never, or almost never, occupy the middle of my cage; my whole being surges toward the bars.

True intelligence very readily conceives of an intelligence superior to its own; and this is why truly intelligent men are modest.

Being grounded in your lifelong culture and your personal perspective, you are comfortable with the way you see things and may believe it is the best and only way.

Other states are trying to abolish the death penalty... mine's putting in an express lane.

We all want to be loved, don't we? Everyone looks for a way of finding love. It's a constant search for affection in every walk of life.

I've been to the top and I've been to the bottom more times than most people ride in an elevator.

Ye are ugly? Well then, my brethren, take the sublime about you, the mantle of the ugly!

Nothing of worth or weight can be achieved with half a mind, with a faint heart, and with a lame endeavor.

I've been unfortunate enough to be working, and recovering from a few injuries now and again.

Audiences in London called me the girl with the black cherry eyes.

If you don't attempt things, you don't attract God.

Turning 50 gives me more yesterdays than tomorrows.