Oh, that was a good time, when I was unhappy. [Fr., Oh c'etait le bon temps, j'etais bien malheureuse.]

It is not being deceived, but undeceived, that renders us miserable.

Women give themselves to God when the devil wants nothing more to do with them.

Oh, that was a good time, when I was unhappy.

Neither coquetry nor love is imbued with discretion.

Poisinet's verses are like spoiled children - loved only by their father.

May God strengthen you for a great work.

Sometimes the strength of motherhood is greater than natural laws.

Only a warrior can survive the path of knowledge because the art of the warrior is to balance the pain of being a man with the wonder of being a man.

Harry Truman was courageous enough to command that racial segregation be ended in the military. I was serving in a submarine in the U.S. Navy at the time he issued the order.

As much as I love to dance, and I still take class, aerobics and that sort of thing, and I still move very well and all of that - I'm really not a dancer anymore.

What happens when it’s 2 a.m. and you’re alone in a hotel room with the devil’s minibar? Minibar – one; Marissa – zero.

Leadership matters and solving things before a crisis is important.

I was trying to learn about Lyndon Johnson when he was young and creating his first political machine in the Texas hill country. I moved there for three years. You had to learn that world

I don't consciously start writing a play that involves issues. After it's done, I sit back like everyone else and think about what it means.

In April 1975 I was born and the Vietnam War ended. I could not let any American die in war before seeing an episode of Scrubs.