"The only way to keep a secret in Washington, if you are the one person who knows it, is never to tell another living soul."

“Be prepared to ride the cycles and trends of life; success is never permanent, and failure is never final.”

“Alvin Plantinga is arguably the greatest philosopher of the last century.”

“By an epiphany he meant a sudden spiritual manifestation, whether in the vulgarity of speech or of gesture or memorable phrase of the mind itself. He believed it was for the man of letters to record these epiphanies with extreme care (saving them for later use, that is), seeing that they themselves are the most delicate and evanescent of moments.”

“Work hard but work smart. Always. Every day. Nothing is handed to you and nothing is easy. You're not owed anything... No job or task is too small or beneath you. If you want to get ahead, volunteer to do the things no one else wants to do, and do it better. Be a sponge. Be open and learn.”

Source : "Graduation Speech at Fashion Institute of Technology". www.seventeen.com.

“Aladdin, who said to his wife, I know it's not a lamp, keep rubbing! Never got a dinner!”

“I do believe it is possible to create, even without ever writing a word or painting a picture, by simply molding one’s inner life. And that too is a deed.”

“I feel like I'm the only person - or woman, at least - who hasn't read 'Fifty Shades of Grey.”

“I think charity begins with your family and you take it from there.”