One of the greatest titles in the world is parent, and one of the biggest blessings in the world is to have parents to call mom and dad. Use this quote
I think it's funny to be delicate with subjects that are explosive. Use this quote
I don't think, generally speaking, people become writers because they were the really good, really cool, attractive kid in class. I'll be honest. This is our revenge for people who were much better looking and more popular than us. I was a bit like that, I suppose. Use this quote
I listened to the radio, so I was influenced by everyone from Michael Jackson to Milli Vanilli. But thankfully my dad had a collection of Cat Stevens albums while my mom was listening to jazz. Use this quote
In real life, one of my friends was killed in a car accident during our sophomore year. Use this quote
I kiss the soil as if I placed a kiss on the hands of a mother, for the homeland is our earthly mother. I consider it my duty to be with my compatriots in this sublime and difficult moment. Use this quote
When you have a good mother and no father, God kind of sits in. It's not enough, but it helps. Use this quote
For every moment of triumph, for every instance of beauty, many souls must be trampled. Use this quote
The steady discipline of intimate friendship with Jesus results in men becoming like Him. Use this quote
You can't trust politicians. It doesn't matter who makes a political speech. It's all lies - and it applies to any rock star who wants to make a political speech as well. Use this quote
Airline travel is hours of boredom interrupted by moments of stark terror. Use this quote
My dad told me, 'It takes fifteen years to be an overnight success', and it took me seventeen and a half years. Use this quote
Discrimination is a hellhound that gnaws at Negroes in every waking moment of their lives to remind them that the lie of their inferiority is accepted as truth in the society dominating them. Use this quote
Every time I have some moment on a seashore, or in the mountains, or sometimes in a quiet forest, I think this is why the environment has to be preserved. Use this quote
You're now getting a new breed of people like Il Divo and Andrea Bocelli and I think that's why people feel less intimidated by classical music than they once did. Use this quote
Selling drug secrets violates a trust that is fundamental to the integrity of both scientific research and our financial markets. Use this quote
I feel akin to the Platypus. An orphan in a family. A swimmer, a recluse. Part bird, part fish, part lizard. Use this quote
I remember driving to North Carolina when I was a little girl in a snowstorm to get down to my mom's family in the Carolinas. There were chains on the car - it was the late sixties - and we were just singing in the car. Christmas carols. Use this quote
Once you start doing only what you've already proven you can do, you're on the road to death. Use this quote
I'm thankful for every moment. Use this quote
