It was for the sake of what had been, rather than what was.

There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart.

My heart is, and always will be, yours.

It isn't what we say or think that defines us, but what we do.

There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature.

The younger brother must help to pay for the pleasures of the elder.

Our scars make us know that our past was for real

None of us want to be in calm waters all our lives.

What dreadful hot weather we have! It keeps one in a continual state of inelegance.

Seldom, very seldom, does complete truth belong to any human disclosure; seldom can it happen that something is not a little disguised, or a little mistaken.

The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.

Maturity is when you no longer get the urge to make snow angels in mud season

I feel such a sense of empowerment being a mom. But I do wonder: How do they/we do it all?

When you go through all your life processing and abusing your hair so it will look like the hair of another race of people then you are making a statement and the statement is clear

For you in the West to hear the phrase 'All men are created equal' is to draw a yawn. For us, it's a miracle. We're starting out at rock bottom, man. But South Africa does have soul.

I wanted very much to be Miles Davis when I was a boy, but without the practice. It just looked like an endless road.

I took it all for granted, I'm sorry to say.

Our actions in this world, and our ability to rise above the limits of our own self-interest, live on far beyond us and play their humble part in shaping a world of spirituality and peace.

Sometimes we worry about the things that you know that matter the least and don't focus on the things that matter the most.

It’s easier to follow fashion than it is to have personal style.

We stand before God's wonder and yet we are disinterested and bored. This should not be.