We can't have everything! It took a lot of growing up for me to realize this unalterable fact and to discipline myself into accepting it.

Love isn't something you find. Love is something that finds you.

A charming woman... doesn't follow the crowd. She is herself.

Giving credit where credit is due is a very rewarding habit to form. Its rewards are inestimable.

There are no ugly ducklings.

Unless some misfortune has made it impossible, everyone can have good posture.

A face is like the outside of a house, and most faces, like most houses, give us an idea of what we can expect to find inside.

A charming woman is a busy woman.

I believe that prayer is our powerful contact with the greatest force in the universe.

Nearly everyone I met, worked with, or read about was my teacher, one way or another.

Fashion should not be expected to serve in the stead of courage or character.

Love can't exist without happiness. Happiness can't be spontaneous without love.

Quit waiting for others to give to you

Patroclus, he says, Patroclus. Patroclus. Over and over until it is sound only.

Our top focus - protecting our Nation - must go beyond homeland preparedness; America will only be secure if we deal with threats before they happen, not just after they happen.

The state of man's mind, or the elementary phase of mind which he so far possesses, conforms precisely to the state of the world as he so far views it

Funny songs, that’s my ticket. I can’t remember when it started or why it started, it’s just something that I NEEDED.

Yes, there's genetics. Yes, there are chromosomes. Yes, there's biology. Yes, there are environment, sociology, parenting, economics, class, and all of that. But there is something else, as well.

The punishment of those who have loved women too much is to love them always.

The United States has worse income inequality than Nigeria.

Human beings need unhappiness at least as much as they need happiness.