I have always believed that God never gives a cross to bear larger than we can carry. No matter what, he wants us to be happy, not sad. birds sing after a storm. Why shouldn't we?

I am just an old-fashioned girl.

My father was a great innovator in public life, but when it came to raising his daughters, no one could have been more conservative.

It is selfish to concern oneself with tragedies.

When you hold your baby in your arms the first time, and you think of all the things you can say and do to influence him, it's a tremendous responsibility. What you do with him can influence not only him, but everyone he meets and not for a day or a month or a year but for time and eternity.

I don't think you're much good, unless you're doing good to someone.

There's nothing I like less than bad arguments for a view that I hold dear.