The purpose of pruning is to improve the quality of the roses, not to hurt the bush.

Giving encouragement to others is a most welcome gift, for the results of it are lifted spirits, increased self-worth, and a hopeful future.

The beauty of the written word is that it can be held close to the heart and read over and over again.

Our children do not need a makeover, they just need to be understood. If you understand their emotional needs now, you can save them a lifetime of searching for what they never had as a child.

For some, transformation comes quickly, but for most of us, the changes are gradual.

If you think health care is expensive now, just wait 'til it's free.

In difficult times carry something beautiful in your heart.

What we are going to do as Democrats is put together a really strong platform that focuses on jobs and economic issues.

I must have books everywhere. They're the soul of a room-they reveal the taste, the interests, and the secrets of whoever lives there.

We never love anyone. What we love is the idea we have of someone. It's our own concept—our own selves—that we love.

Being charming takes time and effort, and I am busy.

To understand the man you have to know what was happening in the world when he was twenty.

Pure religion is having the courage to do what is right and let the consequence follow.

In my day, there were things that were done, and things that were not done, and there was even a way of doing things that were not done.

You can never tell what's in a woman's mind, And if she's from Harlem, there's no use o' tryin