Black detraction will find faults where they are not.

To doubt is worse than to have lost; And to despair is but to antedate those miseries that must fall on us.

A willing mind makes a hard journey easy.

Malice scorned, puts out itself; but argued, give a kind of credit to a false accusation.

True dignity is never gained by place, and never lost when honors are withdrawn.

Be wise; soar not too high to fall; but stoop to rise.

It is true fortitude to stand firm against All shocks of fate, when cowards faint and die In fear to suffer more calamity.

How sweetly sounds the voice of a good woman! It is so seldom heard that, when it speaks,it ravishes all senses.

Giants in Their promises, but those obtained, weak pigmies In their performance.

He is not valiant that dares lie; but he that boldly bears calamity.

Thou art figured blind, and yet we borrow our best sight from thee.

That you exist, is offense enough to arrest you.

In my job, you expect to suffer. That's why when I go to hell one day, it will be less painful for me than you, because I'm used to suffering.

As we explore the soul, it is important to remember that this exploration will take place within nature (the body), for that is where and what we are.

I have been vegetarian for twelve years. And I have never been seriously ill. Vegetarian food strengthens the immune system. I think that meat makes you sick.

Silence does for thinking what a suspension bridge does for space -- it makes connections.

In the future, all religions will sink, only God will remain stand still! The untruth can survive only for a while and then it sinks!

Sometimes we have to hit bottom before we figure out how to really enjoy life.

Being the first woman speaker and breaking the marble ceiling is pretty important. Now it's time to move on.

Don't be precious about anything-much less a certain guitar sound. There is always another interesting sound or effect just waiting to be discovered.

There must be a God because he made me.