A human being has been given an intellect to make choices, and we know there are other food sources that do not require the killing of a creature that would protest being killed.

Take chances, make mistakes. That's how you grow. Pain nourishes your courage. You have to fail in order to practice being brave.

Having a dream is what keeps you alive. Overcoming the challenges makes life worth living.

You can't be brave if you've only had wonderful things happen to you.

I'm an experienced woman; I've been around. ... Well, all right, I might not've been around, but I've been ... nearby.

Take chances, make mistakes. That’s how you grow.

Behind every beautiful fur, there is a story. It is a bloody, barbaric story.

There's one beneficial effect of going to Moscow. You come home waving the American flag with all your might.

Sometimes you have to get to know someone really well to realize you're really strangers.

I've had the fame and the joy of getting laughter - those are gifts.

Both children and adults like me who live with type 1 diabetes need to be mathematicians, physicians, personal trainers, and dietitians all rolled into one.

There is no promotion without Jesus

Discipline creates ways for the lovers of it.

My childhood is streets upon streets upon streets upon streets. Streets to define you and streets to confine you, with no sign of motorway, freeway or highway.

We hold this myth to be potentialNot self-evident but equationalAnother DimensionOf another kind of Living Life

For some unexplained reason, it's always the other end of the table that's wild and raucous, with screaming laughter and a fella who plays 'Holiday for Strings' on water glasses.

It's hard and continuous dedication that brings lasting results.

The smile made her want to hug him, and maybe love him up some more. Stupid smile.

You are the honoured guest, Do not weep like a beggar For pieces of the world.

There is nothing like a War for the reinvention of lives.

It isn't the past which holds us back, it's the future; and how we undermine it, today.