True power and true politeness are above vanity.

Love is a canvas furnished by nature and embroidered by imagination.

If you want to know who controls you, look at who you are not allowed to criticize.

It is dangerous to be right in matters where established men are wrong.

The mirror is a worthless invention. The only way to truly see yourself is in the reflection of someone else's eyes.

Give me the patience for the small things of life, courage for the great trials of life. Help me to do my best each day and then go to sleep knowing God is awake.

Many are destined to reason wrongly; others, not to reason at all; and others, to persecute those who do reason.

Each player must accept the cards life deals him or her: but once they are in hand, he or she alone must decide how to play the cards in order to win the game.

The most important decision you make is to be in a good mood.

Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.

The more often a stupidity is repeated, the more it gets the appearance of wisdom.

The meaning of the words is necessary and not their extent.

lessons of medicrity, to a great extent, produce students of mediocrity

A civilized woman's demands: A man who will (1) make her come … sometimes

After a long time when the sun finally comes out of the clouds, the Earth salutes it by striking its best pose!

A community that engages readers and culturally enabled people to connect, support and harness intellectual and cultural capabilities.

People always say, 'Who is your audience?' and I could never put a finger on it - and I wouldn't want to put a finger on it.

We are in a double bind. We are expected to feel inferior not only as women, but because we are old.

Everything valuable takes time, there are no overnight successes.

Everybody eats, everybody learns to cook

A senior always feels like the university is going to the kids.