There is no slave out of heaven like a loving woman; and of all loving women, there is no such slave as a mother.

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.

We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started.

The Church is not a gallery for the exhibition of eminent Christians, but a school for the education of imperfect ones.

Some men are like pyramids, which are very broad where they touch the ground, but grow narrow as they reach the sky.

As for marigolds, poppies, hollyhocks, and valorous sunflowers, we shall never have a garden without them, both for their own sake, and for the sake of old-fashioned folks, who used to love them.

A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted by every pebble on the road.

The thistle is a prince. Let any man that has an eye for beauty take a view of the whole plant, and where will he see a more expressive grace and symmetry; and where is there a more kingly flower?

Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.

He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has.

Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith.

I try to make myself do things for other people when I'm feeling down. Like, you can call your local hospital and help out in the pediatric unit.

Directors and writers have a lot of stress as well, because they have people they answer to.

For you see this scripture fulfilled this day and therefore I desire you as you tender the Lord and the church and commonwealth to consider and look what you do.

I made mistakes. I let other people influence me and make decisions, sometimes without my knowledge.

It's the worst feeling when you come home alone late at night and think the stranger sitting on your couch is a pile of clothes.

To me, NOTHING is 'new'.

I use the PhotoReady Foundation almost every day, and their lip glosses are fantastic.

Being a parent does not give you an excuse for bad manners.

Most of the time, tough, combative, adversarial dialogue is much more exciting than physical action.

I've got a lot that I want to do, so I would like to expand my empire, for sure. I love it.