What's going to be funny is when they think Mom and Dad are a little bit cool, because right now, we're not cool Mom and Dad.

The sun doesn't lose its beauty when covered by the clouds. The same way your beauty doesn't fade when being covered by Hijab

Different is good. When someone tells you that you are different, smile and hold your head up and be proud.

Every day we choose who we are by how we define ourselves.

Where ever I am I always find myself looking out the window wishing I was somewhere else.

I've realized that being happy is a choice.

I love to put on lotion. Sometimes I'll watch TV and go into a lotion trance for an hour. I try to find brands that don't taste bad in case anyone wants to taste me.

I know my children will never have to say, 'Mom died of ovarian cancer.'

If I make a fool of myself, who cares? I'm not frightened by anyone's perception of me.

I'm odd looking. Sometimes I think I look like a funny muppet.

I've been reckless, but I'm not a rebel without a cause.

Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.

How well you cross a storm of life determines your testimony about it

It was a cool day and very clear. You could see a long way-but not as far as Velma had gone.

Life is constant, in losing one or another.

Maybe it would feel nice. Maybe it wouldn't feel like a betrayal. Besides, who was I betraying, anyway? Just myself.

Praise becomes compulsory when we experience true intimacy [with God].

Although motivation comes and goes, you can always rely on your will.

I don't know what reception I'm at, but for God's sake give me a gin and tonic.

Water is the most critical resource issue of our lifetime and our children's lifetime. The health of our waters is the principal measure of how we live on the land.

Medical practice is not knitting and weaving and the labor of the hands, but it must be inspired with soul and be filled with understanding and equipped with the gift of keen observation . . .