I probably have an earlier curfew than anyone. My mom wants to keep me really safe and my dad's not overly protective, but he's a dad no matter what.
We are now operating a school system in America that's more segregated than at any time since the death of Martin Luther King.
Twins are usually hailed with delight, because they swell the power of the family, though in some instances they are put to death.
One of the things about equality is not just that you be treated equally to a man, but that you treat yourself equally to the way you treat a man.
I don't know, maybe it's because I was raised Catholic. Confession has always held a great appeal for me.
To make my meal, I go to the market and to the garden, and then I decide what I'm going to do. That's a great pleasure.
The great want of our race is perfect educators to train new-born minds, who are infallible teachers of what is right and true.
Many of my staff have been with me for over 20 years. I have a great team, and I make sure they feel respected and appreciated.
If you need proof of how the oral relates to the written, consider that many great novelists, including Joyce and Hemingway, never submitted a piece of work without reading it aloud.
America is great not because it's a team. America is great because it is a nation whose founding documents elevated the rights of the individual.
Let's suppose somebody abused you sexually. You still had a choice, though not a good one, about what to tell yourself about the abuse.
It's so important to that we go into the public schools and we feed all of the kids something that is really good for them.
Keep in mind that in 1985, I had a potential readership of over 50 million Americans. At that time, a good portion of those were under 30.
I feel beautiful when I'm at peace with myself. When I'm serene, when I'm a good person, when I've been considerate of others.
I think it's easier than ever to hear only what you want to hear. That doesn't make a good citizen.
If you keep telling girls they're less good at science, that will probably be self-fulfilling. But there are quite a lot of women who are good at it.
The notion of making money by popular work, and then retiring to do good work, is the most familiar of all the devil's traps for artists.
I've had some pretty good arguments with people, but I've never regretted it. I've had people come up where it's all emotion and no fact. That's always sad.
Financial hardships were rough on us, even though Mom had a good job at G.M.
There are many different ways to practice meditation; it's good to experiment until you find one that seems to suit you.
If I can't drive my old pickup to wherever I'm going, well, chances are good that I just won't go.
