I was a wonderful parent before I had children. I was an expert on why everyone else was having problems with theirs. Then I had three of my own.

No one cares / who is better / who is worse / who has more / who has less. / Content in our connectedness / we are brothers and sisters / after all.

When we give children advice or instant solutions, we deprive them of the experience that comes from wrestling with their own problems.

When we acknowledge a child's feelings, we do him a great service. We put him in touch with his inner reality. And once he's clear about that reality, he gathers the strength to begin to cope.

Deep inside you know / when trouble comes / and there's no one else to turn to / you can call on each other / and count on each other ... / because each other / is all you have.

I was a wonderful parent before I had children.

Comforters for our todays / Guardians of memories / Keeping our youth and yesterdays alive / Comrades with one history.

The challenge for us is to find some response that actually inspires change rather than clinging to the old ways that cause resentment, and more importantly, distract from the real problem.

I am not discouraged because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward.

Any woman who does not thoroughly enjoy tramping across the country on a clear frosty morning with a good gun and a pair of dogs does not know how to enjoy life.

If you really have integrity, there are very few people who can insult you, or honor you.

When you see me do a five-minute thing, there's been about two years of preparation behind that. You know, I find that's what it takes to really make it the level of quality I prefer.

If things get too much for you and you feel the whole world's against you, go stand on your head. If you can think of anything crazier to do, do it.

There are also times in life when a person has to rush off in pursuit of hopefulness.

I'm a big fan of science fiction, animation, and things of that nature. Other worlds and that type of stuff.

The road that leads to nowhere for others might just be the road that leads to somewhere for you!

It's amazing that no matter how much money you have, you can make some bad decisions, and in five months you're on the street, begging.

To perceive is to categorize, to conceptualize is to categorize, to learn is to form categories, to make decisions is to categorize.