We're imperfect people trapped in an imperfect world until we get to that place beyond

I sang with Anita Bryant in the Southern Baptist churches.

I hate politics, hate deals, and deal-making, hate meeting with attorneys and agents.

There was no way we'd ever get spoiled. Daddy made sure to instill in us a work ethic.

I change my hairstyle every day for the show, I'm fastidious and vain about my nails and teeth and grooming and makeup, but a perfect body, forget it. Dust to dust, wuggies to wuggies.

We heard stories about fakery and decoys at revivals. I never personally saw any trickery.

Sexual harassment is complex, subtle, and highly subjective.

I was told all my life I was part Cherokee. Then it was Crow. The latest is Blackfoot.

What most people perceive as energy is really strength of spirit. It comes from the joy of knowing God, loving Him, and being loved by Him.

A fear of the unknown keeps a lot of people from leaving bad situations.

God didn't bless me with success so I could eat caviar every day.

She imagined herself drowning along the tides of Sumendu Lake, down own into the depths of solemn solitude, splashing into the serenity of forever silence.

When this world totally fails, the ground for joy remains.

All writers are to some extent inventors, describing people as they would like to see them in life.

Only very few people can remain unruffled by trouble.

One had to take some action against fear when once it laid hold of one.

The politics of courtiers resemble their shadows; they cringe and turn with the sun of the day.

Celebrate the birth of a girl child by planting 5 trees in your village.

You don't understand, photography is not about getting the right picture, it's about documenting your everyday life.

I try to get on stage whenever I can. I'm always trying to be involved in the theater, doing something on stage, whenever I have downtime. I'm always looking for it.

Life is amazing. Live it to the fullest. Stay as long as you can.