So although women can do anything that men can't do, they can also do something that men can't do, and that is mother their children.

I'm associated with gospel music in the minds of millions of people.

Christmas is a good time to take stock of our blessings.

So I have four daughters, about ten granddaughters, and five grandsons.

Don't trust anyone over 30.

The Christmas spirit - love - changes hearts and lives.

So I would say Reagan was the best, and certainly Clinton the worst.

The greatest thing is not to believe in Santa Claus; it is to be Santa Claus.

When we fully realize who God is, we learn that each of us is a child of the King!

When political figures are shown on television or in movies, it's always the liberal Democrats that are shown to be humane, caring people.

A girl should never disguise the fact that she's a girl. It's a lot easier to convince a man that you're a fascinating female if you look the part.

If you are too big to be impacted by your local church, then maybe you are to small to impact the world.

I wanted to crawl in between those black lines of print, the way you crawl through a fence, and go to sleep under that beautiful big green fig-tree.

The best way to check what you want is to first imagine that you have nothing and then check if the thing you want really matters to you. Your priorities would change

I was always observing. Even while talking, living, going through every motion, I was watching myself and the situation. That's a writer. Always observing.

Maybe the greatest hope of Christmas is that what it purports to be is exactly what it is.

To my mind the most poignant mystical exhoration ever written is "Be still and know that I am God."

A bag of dragons buys a man's silence for a while, but a well-placed quarrel buys it forever.

And men my prophet wail deride!

Living with one woman is horrific.

It's a good feeling to see the kids try to make it, try to get to the big leagues. Everyone here has an opportunity to achieve his dream. I was lucky I was able to achieve my dream.