It is selfish to concern oneself with tragedies.

Sedentary people are apt to have sluggish minds. A sluggish mind is apt to be reflected in flabbiness of body and in a dullness of expression that invites no interest and gets none.

What greater aspiration and challenge are there for a mother than the hope of raising a great son or daughter?

Prosperity tries the fortunate, adversity the great.

I tell myself that God gave my children many gifts - spirit, beauty, intelligence, the capacity to make friends and to inspire respect. There was only one gift he held back - length of life.

Birds sing after a storm. Why shouldn't we?

Life isn't a matter of milestones, but of moments.