Sovereign," like "love," means anything you want it to mean; it's a word in dictionary between "sober" and "sozzled.

If a grasshopper tries to fight a lawnmower, one may admire his courage but not his judgement.

Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.

You can sway a thousand men by appealing to their prejudices quicker than you can convince one man by logic.

Never underestimate the power of human stupidity.

Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.

I never learned from a man who agreed with me.

A generation which ignores history has no past — and no future.

Don't ever become a pessimist... a pessimist is correct oftener than an optimist, but an optimist has more fun, and neither can stop the march of events.

May you live as long as you wish and love as long as you live.

It is a truism that almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so.

Don’t settle… wait for the one who treats you like an investment

With God there is no need for long speeches.

Bad philosophers may have a certain influence; good philosophers, never.

Sometimes -- she knows this from her own life -- to get to the other side, you must travel through grief. No detours are possible.

I do not know where to find in any literature, whether ancient or modern, any adequate account of that Nature with which I am acquainted.

People sometimes make unexpected choices when they're lonely

If you want a wise answer, ask a reasonable question.

I just like the blues better than rock 'n' roll

Even now, my husband Jerry, our son Matthew and I live only five minutes away from my parents home, and my brothers live about ten minutes away. It's been great having such a supportive family.

Certainty is rarely if ever possible and we increase the likelihood of getting things wrong if we succumb to the hunger for it.