To believe in the God over us and around us and not in the God within us - that would be a powerless and fruitless faith.

Be patient and understanding. Life is too short to be vengeful or malicious.

Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones.

Pray the largest prayers. You cannot think a prayer so large that God, in answering it, will not wish you had made it larger. Pray not for crutches but for wings.

O little town of Bethlehem, how still we see thee lie! Above thy deep and dreamless sleep the silent stars go by.

I do not pray for a lighter load, but for a stronger back.

Jesus Christ, the condescension of divinity, and the exaltation of humanity.

Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for powers equal to your tasks.

Charity should begin at home, but should not stay there.

The ideal life is in our blood and never will be still.

O, do not pray for easy lives.

Maya (deceit) means that one cannot see the nature of things as they are but sees them in a different form.

Jealousy devours us, we are its dish of the day. (Jalousie nous dévore. - Nous sommes son plat du jour)

The awful thing is that you can never be aware of what you are not aware of.

You can't be a leader by following a leader.

I thought I was going to make crazy cartoons for the rest of my life. I didn't think I'd ever get paid for it, didn't think I drew well enough, but I knew it made me happy.

Being honored at Berklee College of Music; I got a doctorate. I am Doctor Patti.

I met Quincy [Jones], he had heard my album, someone played the album and he flipped over it.

The fashion industry is a free world, with creative codes that can be hardly considered sometimes, but it's also up to women to create their own style, and own trend.

I prefer to do absolutely nothing. I love to relax. But, if there's a beach around that's where you'll find me.

Americans always do the right thing, once they have exhausted all other possibilities.