Who cannot open an honest mind No friend will he be of mine.

One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives.

Friends show their love in times of trouble, not in happiness.

Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish.

Do not plan for ventures before finishing what's at hand.

Better a serpent than a stepmother!

Love is all we have, the only way that each can help the other.

Short is the joy that guilty pleasure brings.

Today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday. Tragedy isn't getting something or failure to get it; it's losing something you already have. Waste not fresh tears over old griefs.

Real friendship is shown in times of trouble; prosperity is full of friends.

Silence and chaste reserve is woman's genuine praise, and to remain quiet within the house.

It suddenly struck me that Dawsey is a lonesome person. I think it may be that he has always been lonely, but he didn't mind before, and now he minds.

We must look for the opportunity in every difficulty instead of being paralyzed at the thought of the difficulty in every opportunity.

Patriotism demands of us sustained sacrifice.

When I was 9 years old, I wanted to be the baritone sax player in the Little Richard band.

I was so shy and so quiet, and the only time I had my own voice and I could really connect with people was when I was singing or on stage.

I definitely don't ever want to burn out at my job.

You want to know what scares people? Success.

When your guru gives you a command, you better listen to it. I love everybody. Even George Bush.

The element which is conveniently missing from today's Republican Party is the human one. People's hopes and realities become numbers and words, devoid of personality and easy to erase.

It's not easy to find a topic. Talking of home is painful. Talking of the present unbearable.