What I teach the people many times is that attitude and attention will determine the whole course of our lives. Get rid of fear and that is all you ever have to get rid of. Fear of anything at all.

There’s plenty of emphasis on success in our culture, but we have to help people focus on significance as well.

Tender as a mothers love... And with my mother, that was certainly true.

You can kid the world, but not your sister.

People who are able to do their own thinking should not allow others to do it for them.

When you take on a role you try to do as much as possible beforehand to get your mind into it. Just to prepare because it's a daunting prospect to go six months or whatever.

A girl should set her sights on a man who has money; or if not, who can expect to come into money; or if not, who has moneyed connections.

I know I'm a person who's been bugged for years about the up and down weight thing.

However much we hate the law, we are more afraid of grace

I think criticism of good work should stop somewhere.

There must be no compromise with slavery - none whatever. Nothing is gained, everything is lost, by subordinating principle to expedience.