For me the goddess is the female of God, She is powerful if different.

The older you get, the more you realize it's not what happens, but how you deal with it.

You must love and care for yourself, because that's when the best comes out.

I didn't have anybody, really, no foundation in life, so I had to make my own way. Always, from the start. I had to go out in the world and become strong, to discover my mission in life.

I believe that if you'll just stand up and go, life will open up for you.

You asked me if I ever stood up for anything. Yeah, I stood up for my life.

I never said Well, I don't have this and I don't have that. I said, I don't have this yet, but I'm going to get it.

In Tennessee where I grew up, there were animals, farms, wagons, mules.

Whenever I drink champagne I either laugh or cry...I get so emotional! I love champagne.

My legacy is that I stayed on course...from the beginning to the end, because I believed in something inside of me.

This is what I want in heaven... words to become notes and conversations to be symphonies.

Begin to think of how you could maximize the time you have through hard work and through concentration.

For what the Spirit sees becomes a truthAnd what the soul imagines is made a world

You do care. You care so much you feel as though you will bleed to death with the pain of it.

I have a car in Nebraska. When I bought it, they gave me a satellite radio, and there's an 'indie-rock' station. It's just nothing I'm interested in.

It is not the time to put school districts up for auction. Now is the time to galvanize them into action.

In general, losing weight is a good thing for those who are overweight, but it's important to lose weight in a way that enhances your health rather than one that may compromise it.

Small acts, when multiplied by millions of people, can transform the world.

Sarah Vaughan was the Charlie Parker of the vocalists during the 1950s.

When he is forsaken, Withered and shaken, What can an old man do but die?

I believe a healthy lifestyle is an extremely important thing which underpins solution to numerous important problems, including the health of the nation.