"Therefore, your mistakes and your failures are blessings; opportunities for the best in parenting. And those who point out your mistakes are not your enemies, but the most valuable of friends."

“Think of yourself as on the threshold of unparalleled success. A whole, clear, glorious life lies before you. Achieve! Achieve!”

“Easter spells out beauty, the rare beauty of new life.”

“We are not responsible for the circumstances we are in, but we are responsible for the way we allow those circumstances to affect us; we can either allow them to get on top of us or we can allow them to transform us into what God wants us to be.”

“People grow up by living.”

“Life's one great lesson was: Do not care. Not caring was a person's real protection.”

Source : Francine Pascal (2001). “Sam”, p.171, Simon and Schuster

“Women should work with local and state leaders and be vocal about ensuring there's more diversity and more women involved.”

Source : Source: www.marieclaire.com

“Listen, or your tongue will make you deaf.”

“I’ve had many, you know, happy ending sleepovers’in my early youth — my period of exploration. I think that’s essential. Anyone who hasn’t had a gay moment is probably trying to avoid some confrontation with a reality in their life.”