To be loved is to be fortunate, but to be hated is to achieve distinction.

Illusion is the dust the devil throws in the eyes of the foolish.

A beautiful woman delights the eye; a wise woman, the understanding; a pure one, the soul.

Experience is a good teacher, but she sends in terrific bills.

The very women who object to the morals of a notoriously beautiful actress, grow big with pride when an admirer suggests their marked resemblance to this stage beauty in physique.

Intuition is truly a feminine quality, but women should not mistake rash conclusions for this gift.

Man proposes, woman forecloses.

Pretty women and rich men are rarely wrong.

We women take love too seriously. Men wish to be loved with laughter, not with sighing. So laugh, sweetheart, laugh, or soon you may be weeping.

Between flattery and admiration there often flows a river of contempt.

The drama of life begins with a wail and ends with a sigh.

This is when I became myself. The girl before this time is a shadow, like a soul who is practicing how not to become. She is the background, the hole in the fabric from which the real shape is cut.

Beauty brings us back to the now.

We reserve our deepest respect and admiration for those who volunteer for service and give their lives to help keep our nation secure.

I would be pleased if someone would invent a pill to remove my impatience, moodiness, and occasional bursts of anger. But if they did, I wouldn't be able to write my novels or paint.

We feel good about ourselves to the exact degree we feel in control of our lives.

[Never underestimate] the power of dinner.

Morale is boosted to high highs by accomplishment. In fact, it can be demonstrated that production is the basis of morale.

The first step is to fill your life with positive faith that will help you through anything. The second step is to start where you are.

I'd actually really love to review books and films and plays, but you can't be an artist and a critic. I would love it if I could.

Every form of power comes down to language. In law, there's all kinds of words you don't know if you're not a lawyer and that gives them power. In business, it's the same thing.