I'm working at trying to be a Christian, and that's serious business. It's like trying to be a good Jew, a good Muslim, a good Buddhist, a good Shintoist, a good Zoroastrian, a good friend, a good lover, a good mother, a good buddy: it's serious business.

One must learn to care for oneself first, so that one can then dare to care for someone else.

Laugh as often as possible. You must. Because the world will offer you every reason to weep. So as often as possible, you laugh. That, I think, is part of the Great Love.

Whether you are happy or whether you are sad, it is wise to remember you are really in process.

My greatest blessing has been the birth of my son. My next greatest blessing has been my ability to turn people into children of mine.

Hate, it has caused a lot of problems in the world, but has not solved one yet.

If I am not good to myself, how can I expect anyone else to be good to me?