I look at my roommates who are so proud of me that it makes me proud.

That's when you know for sure somebody loves you. They figure out what you need and they give it to you - without you asking.

A good mother is irreplaceable.

I like it when my mother smiles. And I especially like it when I make her smile.

But what Mom never told me is that along the way, you find sisters, and they find you. Girls are cool that way.

We hang out, we help one another, we tell one another our worst fears and biggest secrets, and then just like real sisters, we listen and don't judge.

Mama always said a good family has one heartbeat. No one knows you like the people you live with, and no one will take up your cause to the outside world quite like your blood relatives.

I even love the smell of books.

I don't settle in any other area of my life when it comes to excellence, so why should I lower my standards when it comes to boys?

There are two kinds of people in this world. Those who want to know the facts, and those who want to make up a nice story to feel better. I wish I was the kind who made up stories.

Art makes the spirit soar. And when the spirit is lifted, life follows.

If you wish to renew your mind, read.

Self-love diminishes no one. It blesses others.

Don't eat 'til you're full

Do your damnedest in an ostentatious manner all the time.

Survival requires us to leave our prejudices at home. It's about doing whatever it takes - and ultimately those with the biggest heart will win.

I like to interpose in all of my appointments, if the Lord wills.

Our primary function is to create an emotion and our secondary function is to sustain that emotions.

Upon awakening in the morning, I wondered if the proceedings of the night before had been a dream. It was hard to believe that I was the world's heavyweight champion.

The original of morals lies with the thought that 'the community is more valuable than the individual' (Menschliches 2.1.89

We have a plan for a stronger middle class, with the goal of generating 12 million new jobs over the next four years.