I believe the world of the spirit is in general greatly neglected and not at all served by the practice of faith as we know it, because religion isn't individual enough.

Every pain is a lesson.

The difference between a friend and an enemy is friendliness.

I never met a librarian worth his or her salt who didn't perceive my passion for books.

Should; shouldn't; ought; oughtn't—the enemies of contentment.

Stick a lighted candle up your backside to give yourself that inner glow.

Do you know what the difference is between Friendship and Love? Friendship is the photograph, Love is the oil painting.

Start with the difficult and when it gets easy, everything else is easier.

Marriage is the gold standard of all relationships. It's the currency by which everything is valued.

There are some places you love with your heart, and there are some places that you love with your mind- the places that you love with both are called 'libraries'

Never underestimate their intelligence, always underestimate their knowledge.

Never give in! Never give in! Never never never never.... In nothing great or small large or petty never give in except to convictions or honor and good sense!

Speculative stock movements are carried too far in both directions, frequently in the general market and at all times in at least some of the individual issues.

People tell me it's a sin, to know and feel too much within.

There's no way that you're going to please all of America, or all of the fans.

While I was girl of the year and superstar and all that crap, everything I did was really...motivated by psychological disturbance.

As long as I have a studio with producers, I can make something everyday. And the people know what type of quality it's going to be.

Heaven to me's a fair blue stretch of sky, Earth's jest a dusty road.

When you look up 'hilarious' in the dictionary, there's a picture of you.

According to your medical checkup, you are dead.

Having money has given me a certain freedom, but being in the public eye has taken away a lot.