Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home - so close and so small that they cannot be seen on any maps of the world. Yet they are the world of the individual person...Withou t concerted citizen action to uphold them close to home, we shall look in vain for progress in the larger world.

You should always own a black dress because no one ever remembers a black dress.

A woman is like a tea bag - you can't tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water.

You have to accept whatever comes and the only important thing is that you meet it with courage and with the best that you have to give.

About the only value the story of my life may have is to show that one can, even without any particular gifts, overcome obstacles that seem insurmountable if one is willing to face the fact that they must be overcome.

Manipulate the situation to create the reality of your desire

We all create the person we become by our choices as we go through life. In a real sense, by the time we are adults, we are the sum total of the choices we have made.