Oh Lord, may I be directed what to do and what to leave undone.

When thee builds a prison, thee had better build with the thought ever in thy mind that thee and thy children may occupy the cells.

Punishment is not for revenge, but to lessen crime and reform the criminal.

I hope, if you should live to grow up, you will endeavour to be very useful and not spend all your time in pleasing yourself.

It is an honor to appear on the side of the afflicted

I wish the state of enthusiasm I am in may last, for to-day I have felt that there is a God; I have been devotional, and my mind has bben led away from the follies that it is mostly wrapped up in.

When the mind is without fear and prejudice, and the head is held high with the strength of reasoning, then only the brightest rays of religion can penetrate the darkest corners of the human society.

We’ll be all right. Somehow, we will. Trust it is the truth.

The best thing about freshmen is that they become sophomores.

I had a sense that my mother was struggling, when I was a kid, working twelve hour days, making $12,000 a year with two kids in a trailer park.

I don't think women hold all the answers, but with their skills, their strengths, we can get to a better place.

I have a brother who's a psychologist. He says three-quarters of the world are born feeling that they will be affected by the world; one quarter are born knowing that they will affect the world

Experience means you did a lot of things wrong.

I can say that paintings are prayers, they have to do with anything that makes you wish for more that what everyday life provides.

When I look for self-help books for myself, I used to be scared that I was going to pick up a book that would depress me even more.

When you're at peace with your life and in a state of tranquility, you actually send out a vibration of energy that impacts all living creatures, including plants, animals and even babies.