If we are out of synch with ourselves, everything is out of synch for us.

Live each day as if your life had just begun.

Correction does much, but encouragement does more.

We do not have to visit a madhouse to find disordered minds; our planet is the mental institution of the universe.

Every day we should hear at least one little song, read one good poem, see one exquisite picture, and, if possible, speak a few sensible words.

The moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. Whatever you think you can do, or believe you can do, begin it. Action has magic, power and grace.

Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen.

At the moment of commitment the entire universe conspires to assist you.

Courage is the commitment to begin without any guarantee of success.

If I accept you as you are, I will make you worse; however, if I treat you as though you are what you are capable of becoming, I help you become that.

There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity.

Ian cleared his throat. "Lady Elizabeth." He reached behind him and handed her a single red rose. "A rose... for the bonniest lass who ever graced the Highlands.

There is nothing you can't achieve if you help other people get what they want

I mentioned that I was thinking of getting out of the business after Call Me Madam. I thought maybe I should become a homebody.

Isn't it the unexpected that teaches us the most?

The place where the system and people's intentions meet is the political arena.

The thing about fame, is you never think it's going to happen to you. So when it does, it's sort of a shock. Some people are just better at it than others.

All of the promises of ObamaCare, all of those shiny objects that were sold in Christmas in 2009 didn't come true.

I like to do things that are shocking or challenging for the sake of comedy.

Because all things are necessary to man's complete unfoldment, all things in human life are the work of God.

I love you so much that it feels like the universe will explode, for as long as it takes for the oceans to dry up, so much that I don't care if my soul burns to ashes.