“Never allow a person to tell you no who doesn’t have the power to say yes.”

A woman is like a tea bag; you never know how strong it is until it’s in hot water.

Today is the oldest you’ve ever been, and the youngest you’ll ever be again.

We gain courage and wisdom from every instance in which we stop to look fear in the face

What you don’t do can be a destructive force.

I am who I am today because of the choices I made yesterday.

Once I had a rose named after me and I was very flattered.

In all our contacts it is probably the sense of being really needed and wanted which gives us the greatest satisfaction and creates the most lasting bond.

There is nothing to fear except fear it’s self.

Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That is why it is called the present.

You can’t move so fast that you try to change the mores faster than people can accept it.

Life was meant to be lived, and curiosity must be kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life.

To be a citizen in a democracy, a human being must be given a healthy start.

Light a candle instead of cursing the darkness.

When it’s better for everyone, it’s better for everyone.

It isn’t enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn’t enough to believe in it. One must work at it.

People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built.

Concentrate on your goals. Do not allow other thoughts to enter your mind. If you allow them to, other things could take your concentration away from your ultimate aim.

It is this belief in a power larger than myself and other than myself which allows me to venture into the unknown and even the unknowable.

Worship means bringing our lives to the Lord, and allowing Him enter into them.

That was a difference between black slaves and white indentured servants. Black slaves were usually not allowed to keep their names, but were given new names by their owners.

Something deep in my character allows me to take the hits and get on with trying to win.

No free energy device will ever be allowed to reach the market.

We cultivate love when we allow our most vulnerable and powerful selves to be deeply seen and known, and when we honor the spiritual connection that grows from that offering with trust, respect, kindness and affection.

I am a winged creature who is too rarely allowed to use its wings. Ecstasies do not occur often enough.