Each of us, famous or infamous, is a role model for somebody, and if we aren't, we should behave as though we are -- cheerful, kind, loving, courteous. Because you can be sure someone is watching and taking deliberate and diligent notes.

At the end of the day people won't remember what you said or did, they will remember how you made them feel.

The thorn from the bush one has planted, nourished and pruned pricks more deeply and draws more blood.

Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.

I'm just someone who likes cooking and for whom sharing food is a form of expression.

I not only have the right to stand up for myself, but I have the responsibility. I can't ask somebody else to stand up for me if I won't stand up for myself. And once you stand up for yourself, you'd be surprised that people say, "Can I be of help?".

Politicians must set their aims for the high ground and according to our various leanings, Democratic, Republican, Independent, we will follow. Politicians must be told if they continue to sink into the mud of obscenity, they will proceed alone.