For not an orphan in the wide world can be so deserted as the child who is an outcast from a living parent's love.

Happiness is a gift and the trick is not to expect it, but to delight in it when it comes.

A loving heart is the truest wisdom.

A man is lucky if he is the first love of a woman. A woman is lucky if she is the last love of a man.

The most important thing in life is to stop saying 'I wish' and start saying 'I will.' Consider nothing impossible, then treat possibilities as probabilities.

Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts.

No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of it to anyone else.

Do all the good you can and make as little fuss about it as possible.

A very little key will open a very heavy door.

The whole difference between construction and creation is exactly this: that a thing constructed can only be loved after it is constructed; but a thing created is loved before it exists.

Reflect upon your present blessings of which every man has many - not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.

When ignorance is passed down for a long time without giving it a second thought, it leads to evil because you are doing it without knowledge.

Remember that self-doubt is as self-centered as self-inflation. Your obligation is to reach as deeply as you can and offer your unique and authentic gifts as bravely and beautifully as you're able.

You can’t be a great leader if your heart is not filled with greatness.

As hard as my life has been I have no desire for revenge. If I wish for anything it is for all the things that have been stolen from my life to be returned to me.

I tend to think of the act of photographing, generally speaking, as an adventure. My favorite thing is to go where I’ve never been.

Never be afraid of a positive spirit who wishes you well open your door seal and leave the other mind clean and replace negative thoughts with positive thoughts

I just try to be myself and not conform to something I'm not and just continue doing what I do. I just try not to think about the fact that I'm an inspiration for people.

In that moment she learnt one of the greatest secrets of life: It is often easier to fight for others than it is for yourself.

One thing the futurists never get right, though, is that the extreme desire for polyester only lasted a brief period in the '70s!

Perhaps it was freedom itself that choked her.