To be granted some kind of usable talent and to be able to use it to the fullest extent of which you are capable - this, to me, is a kind of joy that is almost unequaled.

One thing all stage mothers share is an overpowering ambition for their daughters.

Over and over I marvel at the blessings of my life: Each year has grown better than the last.

Never trust anyone completely but God. Love people, but put your full trust only in God.

There are good days and there are bad days, and this is one of them.

One time I introduced my orchestra as the Shampoo Music Makers instead of the Champagne Music Makers.

I realized some of the pitfalls of being well-known; it was nice if you were successful, but it made it just that much harder to take when you failed.

I knew nothing of the life of a real musician, of course, but somehow I seemed to see myself standing in front of great crowds of people, playing my accordion.

Night after night I could feel the chills go up and down my spine, they played so well.

Many times I wondered if I were truly carrying out God's plan for my life.

If you put all your strength and faith and vigor into a job and try to do the best you can, the money will come.

Marrying for love may be a bit risky, but it is so honest that God can't help but smile on it.

A vampire's thirst can only be quenched by the blood of their loved ones.

I am as poor as Job my lord but not so patient.

He lost himself in the words and images conjured in his mind and for a while forgot ... He found himself flying among stars and planets.

The things two people do to each other they remember. If they stay together, it's not because they forget; it's because they forgive.

I'm a woman of a certain age who doesn't have kids and never really settled down ... I enjoy kids but not for long periods. I think they're adorable and funny and sweet, and then I have a headache.

Focus on what you want to do, don't be scared to try stuff. You only live once. You gotta take risks at times

The only time a message (label) can scare us is if we think there is such a thing, and that such a thing is a disgrace.

I can assure you President Trump and I are completely focused on the issues that matter most to the American people.

Many of the books on my list are, in my opinion, amazing. Some I didn't like. But I give them all five stars, because stars make people - including me -- happy.