There is a vital force in rumor. Though crushed to earth, to all intents and purposes buried, it can rise again without apparent effort.

Never be afraid to meet to the hilt the demand of either work, or friendship - two of life's major assets.

I was trained by my husband. He said, If you want a thing done go. If not send. I belong to that group of people who move the piano themselves.

We use important words too frequently and they lose value; for instance, charm and great. An actor or musician often is proclaimedgreat when we really mean he is outstanding.

Every woman dreams of her own political career and her own place in life.

My home policy: I wage war my foreign policy: I wage war. All the time I wage war.

It is only when I am doing my work that I feel truly alive.

Being called very, very difficult is the beginning of success. Until you're called very, very difficult you're really nobody at all.

In the 20th century, artists did a great disservice to fairies. They painted fairies in a way that was shallow and trite. So when people see my stuff, they suddenly realize the depth of fairies.

I'm entitled to collect my fair share of community property without being called names.

In the country, it feels like you don't have control over nature anymore - nature is in control of you.

If you haven't already told your kids 'don't fellate the president' then you're probably a bad parent.

and where men build on false grounds, the more they build, the greater is the ruine

It just wasn't right the way they were behind by 25 points and then they're told to hold the ball.