People seek for the spiritual champagne, but they mistake what it is.

Gentle feelings produce profoundly beneficial effects upon stern natures. It is the spring rain which melts the ice-covering of the earth, and causes it to open to the beams of heaven.

The humble soul is like the violet, which grows low, hangs the head downward, and hides itself with its own leaves.

Serenity of manners is the zenith of beauty.

If you will learn the seriousness of life, and its beauty also, live for your husband; make him happy.

There are words which sever hearts more than sharp swords; there are words the point of which sting the heart through the course of a whole life.

A fly is a very light burden; but if it were perpetually to return and settle on one's nose, it might weary us of our very lives.

The human heart is like heaven; the more angels the more room.

At a certain depth all bosoms communicate, all hearts are one.

These Americans believe that everything is possible.

I have not, in general, much belief in the ability of woman as a creative artist. Unwritten lyrics, as [Ralph Waldo] Emerson said once when we conversed on this subject, should be her forte.

If GOD had a milk carton, would your face be on it?

Never let anyone distract your focus from accomplishing great opportunities in your life .

I doona need my future read. I know it involves you, and that's enough for me.

I know what happiness and what despair are, and I never make a jest of such feelings. Take it, then, but in exchange —

I have a responsibility to banks, to shareholders.

The thing about Nashville is, it's not just country music...There's rock & roll, there's every kind of music. It's just a music town...There's so much fun stuff to get in to.

Though I am not religious in the least, I am very proud to be Jewish.

I never confused what I had with what I was.

The highway of Christian living is strewn with has-beens.

When you operate from the Higher Self, you feel centered and abundant?in fact, overflowing. When you experience this abundance, your fears automatically disappear.