Art is the signature of civilizations.

There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.

You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try.

A happy woman is one who has no cares at all; a cheerful woman is one who has cares but doesn't let them get her down.

I don't share blame. I don't share credit. And I don't share desserts.

There is a growing strength in women, but it is in the forehead, not in the forearm.

My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, for man's anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires.

I lived through the garbage. I might as well dine on the caviar.

There is no shortcut to anyplace worth going.

Attachment to spiritual things is... just as much an attachment as inordinate love of anything else.

Opera is an extremely disciplined art form, and every excess a singer indulges in has a direct effect on the voice.

We must lift our hands to God in prayer, crying out to Him to help us fulfill what He has called us for, to fulfill His will

Delusion is not just fantasy but compulsion.

Nothing is so deceiving as knowledge.

God made you a masterpiece - be blessed, secure, disciplined and equipped.

It is important to democratize personal genetics and make it more accessible.

I think Mike Pence figured that best case scenario he is vice president and worst case scenario he can say he tried to rein Donald Trump in for the good of the party.

The two-party system has served America very well. We always have political movements one way or another but the evolution of a lasting third party probably will not happen.

I just think the way (for instance) evangelicals talk about God or Jesus, as in "Jesus says" or "the Bible says" points up a lack of honesty.

Be like the rocky headland on which the waves constantly break. It stands firm, and round it the seething waters are laid to rest.

There are no such things as curses; only people and their decisions