"When I grew older, I thought I would become an even more special person. But, it's not true. I eat more and I know a lot more things but I just become more pathetic. Is this what it's like to grow old?"

“You are who you are, and in the end, If you don't believe it then no one will.”

“my sitters get tired waiting for commissioned portraits. If they commission me they have to wait years sometimes because I discard so many.”

“Protecting the integrity of every vote cast is among the most important duties I have as governor.”

Source : "Is North Carolina's Voter ID Law 'Common Sense' Policy or Discrimination?". "PBS Newshour", www.pbs.org. August 12, 2013.

“Doing the same things you did when the economy was good is not good enough. You will have to put more coals on the fire in a poor economy to get the same heat you received in a good economy. You must give more energy, more thought, more service, and get into positive thinking material more frequently. Become more selective about who you spend time with. Love a little more, hate a little less. Think about it. You can progressively move on an upward path toward any goal. The choice is yours as to who or what controls you!”

“For a bookworm like Mother, a Brontë novel sister was better than a biological one.”

Source : Eileen Favorite (2007). “The Heroines: A Novel”, p.185, Simon and Schuster

“I want to show up to work and take risks. I don't ever want to play it safe.”

“I don't like sitting around in my dressing room very much. It feels a lot like theater.”

“Extreme remedies are very appropriate for extreme diseases.”