I have respect for the past, but I'm a person of the moment.

Remember this: When you cross my doorstep, you have already been raised. With what you have learned...you know the difference between right and wrong. Do right. Don't anybody raise you from the way you have been raised. Know you will have to make adaptations, in love, in relationships, in friends, in society, in work, but don't let anybody change your mind.

I did then what I knew how to do. Now that I know better, I do better.

You know, I never trust people who don't laugh, who said, "I am serious" and act as if they put airplane glue on the back of their hands and stuck the glue to their foreheads. I think, "You're not serious; you're boring as hell."

As a nurse, we have the opportunity to heal the heart, mind, soul and body of our patients, their families and ourselves. They may not remember your name but they will never forget the way you made them feel.

Modesty is a learned affectation. And as soon as life slams the modest person against the wall, that modesty drops.

It's one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself, to forgive. Forgive everybody.