Order means light and peace, inward liberty and free command over one's self; order is power.

Tell me what you feel in your room when the full moon is shining in upon you and your lamp is dying out, and I will tell you how old you are, and I shall know if you are happy.

There is no respect for others without humility in one's self.

Learn to... be what you are, and learn to resign with a good grace all that you are not.

Women wish to be loved without a why or a wherefore; not because they are pretty, or good, or well-bred, or graceful, or intelligent, but because they are themselves.

Destiny has two ways of crushing us - by refusing our wishes and by fulfilling them.

In every loving woman there is a priestess of the past

In every loving woman there is a priestess of the past - a pious guardian of some affection, of which the object has disappeared.

Analysis kills spontaneity. The grain once ground into flour springs and germinates no more.

Truth is not only violated by falsehood; it may be equally outraged by silence.

You desire to know the art of living, my friend? It is contained in one phrase: make use of suffering.

Much wisdom often goes with fewest words.

People saw me as just a singer - yeah, a pretty face who could sing - and not more than that.

Its hard to exaggerate the importance of preserving the financial integrity of Social Security.

It's weird how people hate getting older.

If you want to be the best in your industry you need to have a relentless dedication to your job.

I'm not offended if you call me an African American. I prefer a black American.

But I marvel when I observe these men setting themselves up as instructors of youth who cannot see that they are applying the analogy of an art with hard and fast rules to a creative process

People often think that there's a general who makes all the difference, but I would reject that. It's a team effort. It's the power of the wedge.

The only thing new is you finding out about something. Like nothing's really new, but you reinvent it for yourself and find your inner voice.

We sincerely and earnestly believe in peace; but if peace and justice conflict, we scorn the man who would not stand for justice though the whole world came in arms against him.