I realize it's probably best to keep my politics to myself.

I'm from the South. I'm a Southern Baptist. I have a conservative point of view. I'm a Republican.

Whenever I get frustrated, I tell myself, you could be working at a 7-Eleven right now, so never take for granted what you do for a living.

If I kind of like a guy, then I'm a fantastic flirt. But with a guy I truly like, I get painfully shy.

I'm a conservative. I was an avid supporter of Ronald Reagan; I thought he was fabulous.

Everybody deserves a second chance in this world. That's basically all I ask.

The lesson that I learned is that you can't drop everything for one person. I've done that and that person has broken up with me, and I've had nothing.

Labels are boring and often have nothing to with the person; it is just the way others perceive you, or choose to perceive you.

I love scars on people. Scars to me are so attractive.

If somebody wants to have plastic surgery, more power to them. I think there's a point where you go overboard.

You just have to keep believing in yourself.

Time is your acquaintance. Life is your friend. Death is your opponent. Eternity is your companion.

Understand your power. Live dangerously. Live fearlessly. Cower before no earthly master. Know yourself. Live truthfully. Live freely. Be yourself. Love yourself.

Now what I like about lit is that though you feel you know the characters involved, you don’t – you get all the benefits of having a relationship, with none of the mess.

When our heart is closed, it can create a lonely and isolated feeling together with the attitude: "Nobody loves me" or "Nobody cares about me", which can make it hard for other people to love us.

How good would a Good Samaritan be, if a Good Samaritan would only intend to do good?

Each of us play a unique role in the history of life. What legacy do you want to live behind?

You cannot share your life with a dog, as I had done in Bournemouth, or a cat, and not know perfectly well that animals have personalities and minds and feelings.

The essay is a literary device for saying almost everything about almost anything

Of course, I love you,' the flower said to him. 'If you were not aware of it, it was my fault.

Your body is your instrument, you play it expertly.