Wit is the key, I think, to anybody's heart, because who doesn't like to laugh?

You know it's love when all you want is that person to be happy, even if you're not part of their happiness.

The older you get, the more fragile you understand life to be. I think that's good motivation for getting out of bed joyfully each day.

Loving what you do is the secret to everything.

True love doesn't come to you it has to be inside you.

Don't forget I'm just a girl, standing in front of a boy, asking him to love her.

Life is so precious. Please, please, let's love one another, live each day, reach out to each other, be kind to each other. Peace be with you. God is great.

We've all been broken at some point. Forgiving ourselves or another person helps us move forward.

The key to beauty is always to be looking at someone who loves you, really.

If you love someone, you say it, right then, out loud. Otherwise, the moment just passes you by.

Why is it so weird that somebody didn't recognize me?... The fact is that whenever I meet somebody, I say, 'Nice to meet you. I'm Julia.'

West Virginia had the Hatfield and the McCoys. Shakespeare had the Capulets and the Montagues. Salvation had the Martins and the Sweets.

Men are more often bribed by their loyalties and ambitions than by money.

Clearly, I'm committed to women's issues and stories and promoting gender equality. I have two incredible role models in Jenji [Kohan] and Shonda [Rhimes].

You cannot adopt politics as a profession and remain honest.

Just because he was pretty didn't mean he couldn't be improved by a smack upside the head with a piece of earnest hickory

I have sent for you that you may see how a Christian may die.

It takes madness to find out madness.

Most people in the university [ Columbia University ], including the administration, are very biased against the military.

Tis a dainty thing to command, though 'twere but a flock of sheep.

Those who don't set goals in life end up being controlled by those who do.