I grew up in the south, poor - on rock, dirt roads.

The older you get, the more you realize it's not what happens, but how you deal with it.

You must love and care for yourself, because that's when the best comes out.

I didn't have anybody, really, no foundation in life, so I had to make my own way. Always, from the start. I had to go out in the world and become strong, to discover my mission in life.

I believe that if you'll just stand up and go, life will open up for you.

You asked me if I ever stood up for anything. Yeah, I stood up for my life.

I never said Well, I don't have this and I don't have that. I said, I don't have this yet, but I'm going to get it.

In Tennessee where I grew up, there were animals, farms, wagons, mules.

For me the goddess is the female of God, She is powerful if different.

Whenever I drink champagne I either laugh or cry...I get so emotional! I love champagne.

My legacy is that I stayed on course...from the beginning to the end, because I believed in something inside of me.

The desire to write grows with writing.

Becoming a Christian takes only a single step

The most exquisite pleasure in the practice of medicine comes from nudging a layman in the direction of terror, then bringing him back to safety again.

I can't make people fall in love with Jesus, but I can arrange dates.

The complexities of cause and effect defy analysis.

Why has the word become such an uncomfortable one?

I think what I do is positive, in its own way.

When Nixon declared the war on cancer, he had no army. He had no tools. He had no anything, except good intentions.

Those who give up cannot gain victory.” It’s not victory that is so important, but the fighting spirit. Even if you fail, I think even just the attitude of not giving up is beautiful in itself.

More women speaking up and seizing the helm of power can create its own momentum. It can change the culture that helps perpetuate those external forces.