The press was all over to get a picture of me. It got to the point where they were all over my house, following me to work... Then Tom Brokaw and everybody else was doing stories, 'A star is born.'

Sometimes you have to go above the law.

I was very happy being a secretary. I loved working for the government. I was very happy with my life.

I think Col. North is first a U.S. citizen and he has the same rights as you yourself do, sir.

I did not know many of the details relevant to the Iran and contra initiatives.

I wasn't interested in exploiting myself.

Stop making a relationship about what you get and start making it about what you give, for what you give is what you'll get in return.

The cunning man steals a horse, the wise man lets him alone.

Three strikes, you're out. I don't care if you hire Edward Bennett Williams to defend you; three strikes, you're still out. Baseball is an island of stability in an unstable world.

The actions of a human being, even of fifteen months of age, may not be without significance to a sympathetic eye.

I knew I wanted to do something creative. I am dyslexic, so I really struggled in school. I knew I was never going to sit behind a desk or do something involving numbers.

I don't like gourmet cooking or 'this' cooking or 'that' cooking. I like good cooking.

The pleasure of gratifying whim is very great. It is known only by those who are whimsical.

When the path becomes difficult, that's no reason to give up. In fact, it means you're making real progress.

Pictures are for entertainment, messages should be delivered by Western Union.

God does not deal directly with man: it is by means of spirits that all the intercourse and communication of gods with men, both in waking life and in sleep, is carried on.