I love the dignity in the name Philadelphia, but at heart, we're Philly.

Because the thing about love is that we can't control whether we get it, but we can control whether we give it.

If you cant be brave then be determined. And you will end up in the same place.

Let's talk about a decision that women have to make every morning- Big purse or little purse?

Any middle-aged woman knows that our feet are not for the faint of heart, especially in midwinter. I wear clogs, so it's actually like my feet are wooden now.

It's the Snickers bars. Snickers equal romance.

Even if it's not what you planned, you can make a life for yourself on your own and be happy.

The truth is that every writer, whether it's fiction or nonfiction, is trying to write something truly original and that's what I think I'm doing.

I am really, I think, truly an easygoing, positive, fun person.

People project all sorts of emotions onto their cats, and cats like it that way.

Ellen had long ago stopped being embarrassed by temper tantrums. She flipped it and wore it like a badge of honor. A temper tantrum was a sign that a mom said no when it counted.

I love myself when I am laughing.

I am not so much concerned with the right of everyone to say anything he pleases as I am about our need as self-governing people to hear everything relevant.

Good governance with good intentions is the hallmark of our government. Implementation with integrity is our core passion.

The trustworthiness of servants is the basis of the entire Indian economy.

The life of music is bigger than all of us.

I've always had a keen interest in the world. My father was in Patton's 3rd Army, and he helped liberate Dachau in the 7th Army.

Fear is gradually replaced by excitement and a simple desire to see what you can do on the day.

If I was on the air and was just kind of a plain-vanilla personality that took the safe road and the safe way trying to please all of the people all of the time, I'd been gone in two weeks.

Talking. According to Marc, I could talk the color off a crayon.

I like to mix it up, because the kind of comments you can get from a fiction writer about your poetry are going to be very different than what you'll get from a poet.