Everyone has at least one story, and each of us is funny if we admit it. You have to admit you're the funniest person you've ever heard of.

Independence is a heady draught, and if you drink it in your youth, it can have the same effect on the brain as young wine does. It does not matter that its taste is not always appealing. It is addictive and with each drink you want more.

If you have only one smile in you give it to the people you love.

A rose by any other name may smell as sweet, but a woman called by a devaluing name will only be weakened by the misnomer.

When was the last time anyone ever told you how important you are?

[Librarians] study their field with as much determination and as much delight as open-heart surgeons.

It's in the click of my heels, The bend of my hair, the palm of my hand, The need of my care, 'Cause I'm a woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, That's me.