It is better to be alone than in bad company.

Ninety-nine percent of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses.

Start where you are, with what you have. Make something of it and never be satisfied.

When you can do the common things of life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world.

Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom.

Most people search high and wide for the key to success. If they only knew, the key to their dreams lies within.

I love to think of nature as an unlimited broadcasting station, through which God speaks to us every hour, if we will only tune in.

No individual has any right to come into the world and go out of it without leaving behind him distinct and legitimate reasons for having passed through it.

Do not let anyone claim tribute of American patriotism if they even attempt to remove religion from politics.

Where there is no vision, there is no hope.

The future of this nation depends on the Christian training of our youth.

Sweetheart, Is today the day you run away alone in fear? Or the day you have the balls to trust in our friendship? Trust in the four of us. Together

OK, in all seriousness, I would say I couldn't be in a relationship without equality, generosity, integrity, spirit, kindness and humor. And awesomeness.

Hide not your talents. They for use were made. What's a sundial in the shade?

Let them hate me, so long as they fear me.

We should choose our books as we would our companions, for their sterling and intrinsic merit.

When I started to write culinary mysteries, I did it because nobody was doing it anymore.

She doesn't feel like crying anymore.

O Lord, You bless all with Your bountiful blessings.

For many of us who were born and raised in this country, including me, it's sometimes easy to forget how special America really is.

You can always become the person you would have liked to be.