Luck, you see, brings bitter friends.

Don't worry about losing. If it is right, it happens - The main thing is not to hurry. Nothing good gets away.

Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.

The free exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world.

And now that you don't have to be perfect, you can be good.

What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.

I believe a strong woman may be stronger than a man, particularly if she happens to have love in her heart. I guess a loving woman is indestructible.

When two people meet, each one is changed by the other so you've got two new people.

Writers are a little below clowns and a little above trained seals.

This I must fight against: any idea, religion, or government which limits or destroys the individual.

If you understand each other you will be kind to each other.

Be honest with who you are, what you want and how you want to be treated. Boundaries only scare off the people that were not meant to be in your life.

You're just a bee charmer, Idgie Threadgoode. That's what you are, a bee charmer.

I can't look in the mirror and look at fake things. I just can't. I'd rather age.

No one leaves an old friend unless they are ashamed.

People like to set the bar high. I like to put the bar on the ground and barely step over it. I like to keep the expectations really low.

We as Christians have a mandate to be nonconformists.

The best way to dwell in the presence of the Lord is to be a thankful person.

Akmon squealed with delight. “I knew you were as smart as Hercules! I will call you Black Bottom, the Sequel!

Billy wanted me to stay a safe distance from the most important person in my life. It turned out that his concern was, in the end, unnecessary. I was all too safe now.

Debt is the fatal disease of republics, the first thing and the mightiest to undermine governments and corrupt the people.