The bigger the bricks critics throw at you the bigger the palace you are going to build.

A genuine smile is one of the world’s rarest treasures.

A fish that is afraid of drowning in a river is ignorant of its gifts.

A diamond earns its sparkle from the pressure it endures.

It is in the storm, not the calm, that a rainbow is born.

A determined seed cannot be hidden from the world, not even by dirt.

Calm skies don't make skillful eagles.

If you cry in the rain, only the sky will see your tears.

Birds keep singing beautiful songs, even if they have no audience.

Today's storms help you appreciate tomorrow’s sunshine.

Train the ears to hear more, the eyes to see more, the hands to do more, the feet to accomplish more, the mind to think more, the heart to feel more, and the soul to love more.

The ductless glands secrete among other things our moods, our aspirations, our philosophy of life.

The less luxury there is in a republic, the more it is perfect.

It is the duty of each one of us to be a holy woman. We shall have elevated aims, if we are holy women.

I am thinking it right but beating it wrong.

Many a crown shines spotless now that yet was deeply sullied in the winning.

If you have love, even plain cold water is sweet.

I've got five or six unpublished stories kicking around looking for somebody to buy them.

For centuries, magicians have intuitively taken advantage of the inner workings of our brains.

I was sort of caught up in my own web of illusion.

I'm going to dress a little different. Those frilly dresses I used to wear on stage, that was the old me.