My legacy is that I stayed on course...from the beginning to the end, because I believed in something inside of me.

The older you get, the more you realize it's not what happens, but how you deal with it.

You must love and care for yourself, because that's when the best comes out.

I didn't have anybody, really, no foundation in life, so I had to make my own way. Always, from the start. I had to go out in the world and become strong, to discover my mission in life.

I believe that if you'll just stand up and go, life will open up for you.

You asked me if I ever stood up for anything. Yeah, I stood up for my life.

I never said Well, I don't have this and I don't have that. I said, I don't have this yet, but I'm going to get it.

In Tennessee where I grew up, there were animals, farms, wagons, mules.

For me the goddess is the female of God, She is powerful if different.

Whenever I drink champagne I either laugh or cry...I get so emotional! I love champagne.

This is what I want in heaven... words to become notes and conversations to be symphonies.

I have converted the machinery of my fate into the servant of my will.

One's self-image is very important because if that's in good shape then you can do anything or practically anything.

Do things sound better in your head before you say them, or do you even run them through there first?

I grew up listening to blues and rock 'n' roll and other music, but, legitimately, the Stones is one of my favorite bands in the world.

... but as has been said, September read often, and liked it best when words did not pretend to be simple, but put on their full armor and rode out with colors flying.

Resolve and thou art free.

I think NATO needs to be looked at.

The eye takes a person into the world. The ear brings the world into a human being.

What if I have it all upside down? What if I'm the one who knows nothing of God, and the people in the world are actually interceding on my behalf with their ordinary daily struggles

You go to him for advice? He’s only what? Five years old? I swear I own older sweaters. (Tory)