Reading is a means of thinking with another person's mind; it forces you to stretch your own.

Language is the soul of intellect, and reading is the essential process by which that intellect is cultivated beyond the commonplace experiences of everyday life.

We're not thirteen and this isn't a locker room." "Fine, fine. Just remember, I had to watch Dr. Phil with Mom for two months after I had knee surgery. I'm practically a psychiatrist.

You can not change the past but you can change the future.

Every baby saved, every mother helped to choose life is a step in the right direction.

Any woman who does not live for unselfish service is a useless cumberer of the earth.

America is in such trouble.

What you need to find is someone who never will let you go.

Some do not walk at all; others walk in the highways; a few walk across lots.

In love, as in dreams, all is possible

People used to always talk down to me, like, "Oh, you're so young," but now I recognize that my age is an advantage; there's a lot more I can do.

A father's death is the most important event, the more heartbreaking and poignant loss in a man's life.