In the sacredness of pureness

We think that boxes take everything that’s bad and they lock all that nasty stuff out, when in reality they take everything that we are and they lock all of those great things in.

Could one that's damned stand in high Heaven, even thereHe'd feel within himself all Hell and Hell's despair.

I prefer to work with grey characters rather than black and white.

When I refuse to obey an unjust law, I do not contest the right of the majority to command, but I simply appeal from the sovereignty of the people to the sovereignty of mankind.

We don't see things as they are, we see them as we ... believe me naïve or innocent, who has the courage to treat me like a woman.

Thank you for answering the call to be teachers. Thank you for the enduring impression you've made in the lives you have touched.

I'm shocked at how much I'm into Christmas pillows. There's cheesiness, obviously, but then there's really cute ones that are metallic that say "Ho Ho Ho" or "Merry" or cute vintage needlepoint ones.

Keep a constant awareness and a conscious effort to say good words, perform good actions, and to practice patience and compassion.

I'm moderately optimistic. We Americans are an enormous country with more than 300 million people so there's reason for optimism.

Women are a lot like ducks-they don’t like mud on their butts.