Let us take one day only in hands at a time. Resolve to do good today and better tomorrow.

No work of charity can be more productive of good to society than the careful instruction of women.

The simplest and most practical lesson I know is to resolve to be good today, but better tomorrow.

We must strive to do ordinary things extraordinarily well.

We should be shining lamps, giving light to all around us.

I have great confidence in you to do what you think best. State your opinion and always act with courage.

The tender Mercy of God has given us one another.

A community in which this universal charity reigns, is capable of surmounting all difficulties.

If the love of God really reigns in your heart, it will show itself in the exterior.

The poor need help today, not next week.

Each day is a step we make towards eternity and we shall continue thus to step from day to day until we take the last step, which will bring us into the presence of God.

It's not about WHO is right, it's about WHAT is right.

For me beauty is valued more than anything - the beauty that is manifest in a curved line or in an act of creativity.

I always feel sad when I come to the end of a book.

There is no such thing as great writing - there is only great re-writing!

I was a very unique child.

I could be like everyone else and stop eating, but that wouldn't make me happy.

the more a body tries to explode all the foolish myths that have grown up about Texas by telling the truth, the more a body will wind up adding to the mythology.

Parents tend to name all of baby boys' body parts, but with girls they go from belly button to knees with this void in the middle. That doesn't change as kids go into puberty.

From 8 to 19, I was skateboarding every single day. That was my life. I worked at a skate shop. I watched skate videos.

Work made me crazy. I was tough to get along with.