I had a mother who taught me there is no such thing as failure. It is just a temporary postponement of success.

Writing fiction, there are no limits to what you write as long as it increases the value of the paper you are writing on.

Don't say giddy-up to your mouth before your head is hitched up.

Remember, that of all the elements that comprise a human being, the most important, the most essential, the one that will sustain, transcend, overcome and vanquish obstacles is - Spirit.

You get more negative reactions than positive reactions as you go through life, and the big lesson is nobody counts you out but yourself...I never have; I never will.

We are living in the blessing of that moment.

The one [The Beverly Hillbillies] flaw in this is that you can't hear the people laughing.

Be bold. Don’t wait. Go ahead.

Every great achievement started with a dream and every failure bred by staring eyes.

When your intentions are to serve, you will be served.

Language communicates in terms of what is already know

She would grace his home with her charm and beauty and she would make his bed joyous, all without ever having to shame his hearth with another man's memory of her shamelessness.

Creating music is a wonderful way to celebrate our devotion for Lord Shiva.

A tattoo is graffiti on the temple of the body.

There are two seasonal diversions that can ease the bite of any winter. One is the January thaw. The other is the seed catalogues.

My mantra about everything that has to do with public policy is: identify and reject the false choice.

Flowers and fruit are never combined in one place: it is impossible that teeth and delicacies should exist simultaneously.