If you remain calm in the midst of great chaos, it is the surest guarantee the it will eventually subside

Feed the body food and drink, it will survive today. Feed the soul art and music, it will live forever.

Use your knowledge, and your heart, to stand up for those who can't stand, speak for those who can't speak, be a beacon of light for those whose lives have become dark.

Leave every place you go, everything you touch, a little better for your having been there.

Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.

I have always wished I could learn to be a potter. I love collecting ceramics; it would be so fulfilling to create something lovely.

Behaving like a princess is work. It's not just about looking beautiful or wearing a crown. It's more about how you are inside.

Hopefully, I brought people a certain joy. That will be a wonderful legacy.

The anateur works until they get something right. The professional works until they can't go wrong.

It is not enough to reach for the brass ring. You must also enjoy the merry go round.

Sometimes opportunities float right past your nose. Work hard, apply yourself, and be ready. When an opportunity comes you can grab it.

The Lord cared for us in the wilderness. May we never forget Him in times of abundance.

There was something very American about this ability to dwell constantly in the realm of the improvable superlative.

If your religion doesn't teach you the difference between good and evil, your religion is worse than useless.

Truth is a demure lady, much too ladylike to knock you on your head and drag you to her cave. She is there, but people must want her, and seek her out.

You're just too poor to get rich.

Whatever the job you are asked to do at whatever level, do a good job because your reputation is your resume.

Great leaders are pragmatists who can deal with difficult realities but still have the optimism and courage to act.

Anybody's marriage might benefit from an occasional embargo on talk.

I wish that every baby everywhere could land in a family that wanted that baby as much as we want ours.

Take care of the hearts you've been entrusted with. Once lost, they can be lost from you forever.