Wickedness is always wickedness, but folly is not always folly.

There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart.

My heart is, and always will be, yours.

It isn't what we say or think that defines us, but what we do.

There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature.

The younger brother must help to pay for the pleasures of the elder.

Our scars make us know that our past was for real

None of us want to be in calm waters all our lives.

What dreadful hot weather we have! It keeps one in a continual state of inelegance.

Seldom, very seldom, does complete truth belong to any human disclosure; seldom can it happen that something is not a little disguised, or a little mistaken.

The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.

The art of being wise is the art of knowing that solutions don’t come from individuals, but rather experiences.

Your hearing status doesn't make you a better person. Your humanity does.

Life is like defusing a bomb, once you cut the wrong wire your whole life is ruined.

Happiness is a mystery like religion and it should never be rationalized.

Maturity is humility. It is being big enough to say, "I was wrong." And, when he/she is right, the mature person need not experience the satisfaction of saying, "I told you so."

[Doing a bilingual album] helped artistically because whenever I got bored of writing in English, I would write in Spanish. It's always cool when you have the choice.

I'm glad to say my father never felt ashamed of me, but my mother probably did.

I cherished hope, it is true, but it vanished when my person reflected . . .

When people say to me, 'You make us proud,' it's heartwarming to hear that.

I hate negative songs; I won't sing them. It doesn't matter if it's sold 2 million more albums.