I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.

You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.

A friend may be waiting behind a stranger's face.

Make every effort to change things you do not like. If you cannot make a change, change the way you have been thinking. You might find a new solution.

I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.(Popular misquote of "You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.")

I am never proud to participate in violence, yet I know that each of us must care enough for ourselves that we can be ready and able to come to our own defense when and wherever needed.

In an unfamiliar culture, it is wise to offer no innovations, no suggestions, or lessons. The epitome of sophistication is utter simplicity.

I learned to love my son without wanting to possess him and I learned how to teach him to teach himself.

...one can never leave home...one carries the shadows, the dreams, the dragons of home under one's skin, at the extreme corners of one's eyes...

Most of the successful people I’ve known are the ones who do more listening that talking.

Nearly every communication method we invent eventually conveys unwanted commercial messages.

Social ills: teenage pregnancy, gangs, children with behavioral problems. All these things can be alleviated if kids got more physical activity for starters.

I know the situation of the Commonwealth generally, and I know that the aim should be to make the Commonwealth much more relevant to the poorer countries.

It sometimes takes 6 months or more after you've written and recorded it before you can start to enjoy the experience of singing the song.

It is not the armed forces which can protect our democracy. It is the moral strength of democracy which alone can give any meaning to the efforts at military security.

I do not believe there is any important difference between men and women - certainly not as much as they may be between one woman and another or one man and another.

I feel like the need to want to create and make something is stronger than the difficulties are going through.

I was going to get an abortion the other day. I totally wanted an abortion. And it turns out I was just thirsty.