I believe in me. And my family does. And Mrs. V. It's the rest of the world I'm not so sure of.

Thoughts need words. Words need a voice.

Words have always swirled around me like snowflakes-each one delicate and different, each one melting untouched in my hands.

I love the smell of my mother’s hair after she washes it.I love the feel of the scratchy stubble on my father’s face before he shaves.But I’ve never been able to tell them.

The more expensive a school is, the more crooks it has — I'm not kidding.

May you find grace to be faithful at all times to the Lord.

Great leaders create memorable journeys

There has never been an age that did not applaud the past and lament the present.

I was depressed a lot as a kid, and I was really sad and wouldn't be able to get out of bed.

Treat each federal dollar as if it was hard earned; it was - by a taxpayer.

Age-appropriate makeup? Who are you people? What makeup is age-appropriate for a seven-year-old?

True buoyant leaders can never communicate in percentage points, or charts and figures. First and foremost, they must be storytellers, communicating with their hearts, not heads.

... by chance you will say, but chance only favors the mind which is prepared.

I'm not the last of the old bosses. I'm the first of the new leaders.