Fine, dandy, she thought. Then lose the shirt, peel off those leather pants, and lie down on my tile. We'll take turns being on the bottom.

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.

The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.

A warm smile is the universal language of kindness.

Do more than belong: participate. Do more than care: help. Do more than believe: practice. Do more than be fair: be kind. Do more than forgive: forget. Do more than dream: work.

Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them.

The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.

Study while others are sleeping; work while others are loafing; prepare while others are playing; and dream while others are wishing.

When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves.

Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.” —

Three enemies of personal peace: regret over yesterday’s mistakes, anxiety over tomorrow’s problems, and ingratitude for today’s blessings.

Passion is the mother of every greatness.

Love is so wonderful and free to give, and it’s the one thing they can’t make you pay taxes on.

Picasso created blank spaces through which an imagination could fly.

Regard it as just as desirable to build a chicken house as to build a cathedral.

Christmas is the antithesis of Thanksgiving. Christmas is pretty much a man-made holiday.

Natural-born American means you don't have to be naturalized. You were born to an American mother, like President Obama, no matter where you were born.

God had to do something IN me before He could do something THROUGH me.

There's no doubt that I owe a lot to my training of stage acting.

Love's like a junkie, addiction's a fact. Passion's a monkey, you can't keep off your back.

Washington, D.C. in 1942 was not the easiest place in the world for a Negro to get along.