I would ask every man and every woman who's had the blessing of having children, 'Would you deny your son or your daughter the ecstasy of finding someone to love?' To love someone takes a lot of courage. So how much more is one challenged when the love is of the same sex and the laws say, 'I forbid you from loving this person'?

You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.

Self-pity in its early stage is as snug as a feather mattress. Only when it hardens does it become uncomfortable.

Determine to live life with flair and laughter.

I love a statement by the apostle Paul, in the Book of Philippians in the Bible. I think the Corinthians had been writing to Paul, telling him that old men were chasing young women, nobody was tithing - and all that must have run Paul crazy. He wrote back and said, "If there be anything of good report, speak of these things." That's one of my principles.It's another discipline that I encourage myself to employ - to, as much as possible, say the courteous thing, and then be it.

Something made greater by ourselves and in turn that makes us greater.

The truth will lead me to all.