Disaster falls on those who try hardest to avoid it.

No man can rule the unruly until he first rules himself.

The shallow teapot does the most spouting, and boils dry most quickly!

For the lazy, all work is difficult.

Washington is a place where men praise courage and act on elaborate personal cost-benefit calculations.

Women are the victims of this patriarchal culture, but they are also its carriers. Let us keep in mind that every oppressive man was raised in the confines of his mother's home.

If I could have said it, I shouldn't have had to dance it.

I've always been fascinated by dark subjects, especially people's reactions to them. Why are people so uncomfortable talking about death if everyone dies?

You can't change the world, you can only change yourself.

Concentrate on the correct movements each time you exercise, lest you do them improperly and thus lose all the vital benefits of their value.

Everybody had something horrible happen to them at one time or another in their life.

In many ways, constancy is an illusion.

Most people in this country, while they might not be happy about things, also are woefully ignorant about many things. Sometimes people can learn, but other times they have to be confronted.

It feels almost soft, like something to be caressed. Only gold feels that way.