Grandmother was like an opal. You could never be sure which colors were really there and which were just tricks of the light.

We can help pave the roads of those around us, but we can't choose their direction.

Even prisoners can escape if they have books.

Pain moves us forward, changing us into something else, something we need to be.

Arjun: ...the men are talking because you're beautiful.Sita: ...I would much rather they talk about me because I'm skilled.

Sometimes, Anu, we have to take actions that make us sad because it's the right thing to do for the future.

The only words free of suspicious motives will be the ones I find in books.

Some people are so impoverished all they have is gold.

When a storm comes, bamboo bends. It doesn't break.

We've all done things we'd rather keep in the dark. It's only by shedding light on them that our demons can disappear.

It stands to reason that if sacrifices are being given, somebody is collecting sacrifices.

I think my favorite place to eat dinner is the movie theater. Dirty dogs, a big thing of nachos and a Cherry Coke - and I'm good.

Utah could elect its first black Republican woman to Congress. In other words, Utah finally got one black person and the first thing they want to do is send her to Washington.

I thought that the chief thing to be done in order to equal boys was to be learned and courageous. So I decided to study Greek and learn to manage a horse.

Every race will have disagreements amongst themselves, but we must put aside our differences, and work together for the advancement of that race" Sandra Forsythe

The key to getting ahead is setting aside 8 hours a day for work and 8 hours a day for sleep - and making sure they're not the same hours.

I have the experience we need to make the changes we want and I think that's a winning case.

Foreign aid is a method by which the United States maintains a position of influence and control around the world

When we grew up in Vancouver our friends were - I don't know if I'd say callous, but we had a very, you know, harsh relationship with one another; we'd constantly make fun of each other.

Only the misfortune of exile can provide the in-depth understanding and the overview into the realities of the world.