Writing a book is not as tough as it is to haul thirty-five people around the country and sweat like a horse five nights a week.

My idea of superwoman is someone who scrubs her own floors.

If only I'd known my differentness would be an asset, then my earlier life would have been much easier.

I firmly believe that with the right footwear one can rule the world.

I have my standards. They're low, but I have them.

Group conformity scares the pants off me because it's so often a prelude to cruelty towards anyone who doesn't want to - or can't - join the Big Parade.

After thirty, a body has a mind of its own.

Cherish forever what makes you unique, 'cuz you're really a yawn if it goes.

If you can accept your differentness and learn to love it and encourage it, then you can be someone wonderful.

Cats always seem so very wise, when staring with their half-closed eyes. Can they be thinking, I'll be nice, and maybe she will feed me twice?

People are not the best because they work hard. They work hard because they are the best.

The Days tried to put inside me " weakness ..." .. But my soul will always beat " strength".

Happiness is a choice, a repetitive one.

What I have crossed out I didn't like. What I haven't crossed out I'm dissatisfied with.

Salvation now consists of a deep wrestling in our souls with the sinfulness of our hearts, the depth of our depravity, and the desperation of our need for his grace.

We look, but we don't really see; we hear, but we don't really listen.

To be defeated and not submit, is victory; to be victorious and rest on one's laurels, is defeat.

Throughout history there have been black people who have played mammies, all sorts of offensive images, who didn't mind doing it.

We shouldn't be looking for heroes, we should be looking for good ideas.

If we desire a kinder nation, seeing it through the eyes of children is an eminently sensible endeavor: A city that is pro-child,for example, is also a more humane place for adults.

America is a new country, and maybe patriotism helps Americans create unity, since it is a melting pot. But nationalism in Europe has a strong history, as you may know.