It certainly must have been a relief for women of the country to realize that one could be a woman and a lady and yet be thoroughly political.

To find joy in work is to discover the fountain of youth.

To know how to do something well is to enjoy it.

Chinese are wise in comprehending without many words what is inevitable and inescapable and therefore only to be borne.

In our changing world nothing changes more than geography.

Some are kissing mothers and some are scolding mothers, but it is love just the same, and most mothers kiss and scold together.

Exclusion is always dangerous. Inclusion is the only safety if we are to have a peaceful world.

All in all, Vermont is a jewel state, small but precious.

Love cannot be forced, love cannot be coaxed and teased. It comes out of heaven, unasked and unsought.

The test of a civilization is in the way that it cares for its helpless members

Hunger makes a thief of any man.

Never start your gratitude moment with an unthankful heart or out of necessity. Gratitude must be sincere.

It's only through sheer force and luck that she's yet to take over the world.

If this is called civilization, then I am afraid humanity is no more civilized than the Tyrannosaurus Rex.

An optimist is a person who sees a green light everywhere, while a pessimist sees only the red stoplight... the truly wise person is colorblind.

We are persons of quality, I assure you, and women of fashion, and come to see and to be seen.

Sin is what you do when you are not satisfied in God.

I'm writing for those people in Kenya, but in Irvine and in New York.

Perhaps God is not dead; perhaps God himself is mad.

I didn't want the life that made sense. Not if the chaos meant i could have Bella.

To think justly, we must understand what others mean. To know the value of our thoughts, we must try their effect on other minds.