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I think my biggest achievement is that, after going through a rather difficult time, I consider myself comparatively sane.
Perhaps no place in any community is so totally democratic as the town library. The only entrance requirement is interest.
I think I'm pretty smart. I think I'm pretty clever. But there's a lot that you hone in on when you finish your education.
I have been criticized and ridiculed for turning to astrology, but after a while, I reached the point where I didn't care.
No one is without their difficulties, whether in High, or low Life, & every person knows best where their own shoe pinches.
Criticism ... makes very little dent upon me, unless I think there is some real justification and something should be done.
Through my education, I didn't just develop skills, I didn't just develop the ability to learn, but I developed confidence.
A people may let a king fall, yet still remain a people, but if a king let his people slip from him, he is no longer a king.
What is the history of mighty kingdoms and nations, but a detail of the ravages and cruelties of the powerful over the weak?
I deplore any action which denies artistic talent an opportunity to express itself because of prejudice against race origin.
I wonder if one of the penalties of growing older is that you become more and more conscious that nothing is very permanent.
Remember, no one can make you feel inferior without being related to you and repeatedly questioning why you're in nonprofit.
We need emotional outlets in this country, and the more artistic people we develop the better it will be for us as a nation.
Everyone has the right to rest and leisure, including reasonable limitation of working hours and periodic holidays with pay.
Good health is multifaceted - it's physical, it's internal, it's my diet, and my emotional state. It's all tied in together.
I really feel very strongly that the person who runs for office is the courageous one, and the one who everybody has to know.
Most of the work that's done in the world gets done by people who weren't feeling all that well at the time that they did it.
Anyone who has gone through great suffering is bound to have a greater sympathy and understanding of the problems of mankind.
Spiritual leadership should remain spiritual leadership and the temporal power should not become too important in any church.
I've always loved children. When I was working with children as a librarian, I loved being with them and working around them.
I thought Obama ran the best campaign I have ever known - disciplined, well organised, very, very good. I was very impressed.
If we expect to inherit the blessings of our Fathers, we should return a little more to their primitive Simplicity of Manners.
I decided I ought to pick a project that would not be controversial, that would not really cost the government a lot of money.
Walk away from it until you're stronger, All your problems will be there when you get back, but you'll be better able to cope.
The power of a book lies in its power to turn a solitary act into a shared vision. As long as we have books, we are not alone.
When you reach out to others in need, when you reach out to the world, you really do have a satisfying life by helping others.
I would be depressed if I felt I could never eat the things that I love. I also don't want my girls to be obsessed about food.
You can be a good mom and still work out, get your rest, have a career - or not. My mother encouraged me to find that balance.
Policies that support families aren't political issues. They're personal. They're the causes I carry with me every single day.
Believe it or not, when we were first married, our combined monthly student loan bills were actually higher than our mortgage.
I begin to think, that a calm is not desirable in any situation in life. Man was made for action and for bustle too, I believe.
You achieve strength, braveness and confidence by each experience in which you really halt to search dread during the deal with
I'm sure that all the drivers and motorcycle police had once been racing drivers and were eager to get back to that profession.
The greatest responsibility is your children. If my children turned out badly, I'd feel that nothing I had done was worthwhile.
But let no person say what they would or would not do, since we are not judges for ourselves until circumstances call us to act.
A good leader inspires people to have confidence in the leader, a great leader inspires people to have confidence in themselves.
The only advantage of not being too good a housekeeper is that your guests are so pleased to feel how very much better they are.
Do one thing everyday that scares you. Those small things that make us uncomfortable help us build courage to do the work we do.
In the long run there is no more exhilarating experience than to determine one's position, state it bravely and then act boldly.
An educated child is better equipped to handle all the challenges of life, from finding work to avoiding diseases like HIV/AIDS.
That's where you just have to get creative. There are all these trampoline parks and there's bowling and there's roller skating.
I don't think most people associate me with leeches or how to get them off. But I know how to get them off. I'm an expert at it.
[On the ERA Equality March:] It's the funniest thing. I don't feel there's any discrimination. I know my husband feels that way.
Heaven grant me that I may thus rejoice in my children, thus see them ornaments to their Country, and blessings to their parents.
a society in which there is widespread economic insecurity can turn freedom into a barren and vapid right for millions of people.
Do what you feel in your heart to be right- for you'll be criticized anyway. You'll be damned if you do, and damned if you don't.
Can anyone understand how it is to have lived in the White House and then, suddenly, to be living alone as the President's widow?
Whether you come from a council estate or a country estate, your success will be determined by your own confidence and fortitude.
Don't worry about what candidates have done or said, just vote for the Democrats. Then, afterwards, you can go eat fried chicken.
My makeup wasn't smeared, I wasn't disheveled, I behaved politely, and I never finished off a bottle, so how could I be alcoholic?