You have to be alert. When my daughter, Sophie, came out of the womb, she was instantly alert, as if she had been here before. And she was a little disappointed that she was here again.

My idea of superwoman is someone who scrubs her own floors.

If only I'd known my differentness would be an asset, then my earlier life would have been much easier.

I firmly believe that with the right footwear one can rule the world.

I have my standards. They're low, but I have them.

Group conformity scares the pants off me because it's so often a prelude to cruelty towards anyone who doesn't want to - or can't - join the Big Parade.

After thirty, a body has a mind of its own.

Cherish forever what makes you unique, 'cuz you're really a yawn if it goes.

If you can accept your differentness and learn to love it and encourage it, then you can be someone wonderful.

Cats always seem so very wise, when staring with their half-closed eyes. Can they be thinking, I'll be nice, and maybe she will feed me twice?

People are not the best because they work hard. They work hard because they are the best.

Men do not quit playing because they grow old

I have a fundamental belief in the Bible as the Word of God, written by those who were inspired. I study the Bible daily.

I'm not the savior of men's tennis in America. I'm just a kid trying to win a few matches.

You're never so alive as after you thought you were going to die.

Lust is a sharp spur to vice, which always putteth the affections into a false gallop.

Timothy Leary and I kept the same hours. He believed, as I do, that “After midnight, all things are possible.

Before I got into politics, I wanted to be a missionary to people in the Middle East. I thought it would be better to speak with them in their own language.

He was an answer to a question she'd forgotten to ask.

Reading. I know it's not a very active activity, but it is in my head.

Each one must learn for himself the highest wisdom. It cannot be taught. You have the wisdom of your race. Be content.