Fear is cruel and mean. The political reigns of terror have been reigns of madness and malignity,--a total perversion of opinion;society is upside down, and its best men are thought too bad to live.

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

When a man is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something.

Beauty without expression tires.

Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.

Life Is a Journey, Not a Destination.

Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.

You are in a much better position to serve others when your basic needs are met and your “tank is full”.

The more I see of men, the more I like dogs.

Do you know what White House correspondents call actors who pose as reporters? Anchors.

My family advocates doing what fulfills your soul. They've always said, 'You're a big girl; figure it out on your own.

My reputation as a ladies' man was a joke that caused me to laugh bitterly through the ten thousand nights I spent alone.

Recipes are just descriptions of one person’s take on one moment in time. They’re not rules.

True memoir is written, like all literature, in an attempt to find not only a self but a world

Everything that exists is created first in the imagination, and secondly in reality, through activity.

You can only stay connected if you feel connected.

I'm better when I'm an autodidact and things just come. Or you're just blessed. I'm not bragging or anything, it just comes to you.