Why I so much prefer autumn to spring is that in the autumn one looks at heaven--in the spring at the earth.

Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.

There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn't true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true.

I found I had less and less to say, until finally, I became silent, and began to listen. I discovered in the silence, the voice of God

It is not the path which is the difficulty; rather, it is the difficulty which is the path.

The most painful state of being is remembering the future, particularly the one you'll never have.

A man prayed, and at first he thought that prayer was talking. But he became more and more quiet until in the end he realized prayer is listening.

For without risk there is no faith, and the greater the risk, the greater the faith.

It is not where we breathe, but where we Love, that we live.

Once you label me you negate me.

Face the facts of being what you are, for that is what changes what you are.

Today Never Comes, Tomorrow Never Stops

When people don’t respect one another seldom is there honesty.

The real strength of therose bush is not in the flowers but in the roots and the branches.

Harry and I have been sweethearts and married more than forty years - and no matter where I was, when I put out my hand Harry's was there to grasp it.

I know you like the way I am freakin' it. I talk with slang and I'm never gonna stop speakin' it.

Lyrically, 'less words mean more' is a pretty good rule of thumb. Try to cut out the fat and get to the meat of what you're saying.

Such a Saint, such an offering.

All God's religions ... have not been able to put mankind back together again.

I'm just happy that 'Idol' producers gave me a shot on the show and to be able to show who I really was, because I feel like I'm every single woman.

Life shouldn't be about sitting around staring at frosted glass. Life should be lived and that's all there is to it.