I don't mind plain women being puritans. It is the only excuse they have for being plain.

The best way to appreciate your job is to imagine yourself without one.

Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.

Always forgive your enemies nothing annoys them so much.

It is better to have a permanent income than to be fascinating.

Everyone may not be good, but there's always something good in everyone. Never judge anyone shortly because every saint has a past and every sinner has a future.

To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.

Be yourself; everyone else is taken.

Women are made to be loved, not understood.

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go.

I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.

Remember: the universe neither judges, nor interprets, nor second guesses your will. If it did, there would be no poverty, no hunger, no suffering.

Only the man who lives in the laws of GOD is free

Abortion doesn't belong in the political arena. It's a private right, like many other rights concerning the family.

Songwriters, you have to work - you have to wait for residuals. You have to pray that the song's going to be a hit. And then a year later, you might get a check.

I see the light at the end of the tunnel, so I'm going hard.

Part of growing up is realizing you learn to love so many people. It's about forming those relationships and finding what will last forever.

I believe that artists should be part of the culture. I think that my work clearly bears that out.

Everyone's dying. A little, every day. Make it count.

It used to be that I wanted to be taller. Once I made 5-foot-1, I was happy.

Love's ship has foundered on the rocks of life. We're quits: stupid to draw up a list of mutual sorrows, hurts and pains.