Never ask a man where's he's been. If he's out on legitimate business, he doesn't need an alibi. And, girls, if he has been out on illegitimate business, it's your own fault.

You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.

Love conquers all things except poverty and toothache.

There are no good girls gone wrong - just bad girls found out.

Cultivate your curves - they may be dangerous but they won't be avoided.

Love thy neighbor - and if he happens to be tall, debonair and devastating, it will be that much easier.

Don't keep a man guessing too long - he's sure to find the answer somewhere else.

Anything worth doing is worth doing slowly.

Men are like linoleum floors. Lay 'em right and you can walk all over them for years.

I'm no angel, but I've spread my wings a bit.

Women are like roads. The more curves they have, the more dangerous they are.

In his moments of pride he had said all those things, half in fun and half in earnest, and he began to wonder how he could have been so many kinds of a fool for so long without realising it.

Great leaders think beyond yesterday, deal with the issues of today and focus on addressing the problems of tomorrow.

The great design of Jesus' descent into hell is to rousepeople out of their deep sleep, to deliver them from sin and death.

Faith begins as an experiment and ends as an experience.

All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure.

I find peace anywhere I go. It depends on what is within the walls of my own home.

Although the constant shadow of certain death looms over everyday, the pleasures and joys of life can be so fine and affecting that the heart is nearly stilled in astonishment.

Anything you make in a 'normal' sized loaf pan can be made in the longer pan - you just have to increase the recipe proportionately.

I approach writing stories as a recorder. I think of my role as some kind of reporting device - recording and projecting.

I leave you love. I leave you hope. I leave you the challenge of developing confidence in one another. I leave you respect for the use of power. I leave you faith. I leave you racial dignity.