Girls have always wanted to be pretty, even in Egyptian times. Cleopatra wore all that eyeliner, you know.

The final estimate of men shows that history cares not an iota for the rank or title a man has borne, or the office he has held, but only the quality of his deeds and the character of his mind and heart."2

I am in fact a Hobbit, in all but size.

One reason why birds and horses are happy is because they are not trying to impress other birds and horses.

When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but with creatures bristling with prejudice and motivated by pride and vanity.

Be more concerned with your character than with your reputation, for your character is what you are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.

We need a lot more visibility of queer people in public life. People gotta get used to it.

It's not unusual to find big political shifts that take place beneath the surface before they're visible above the surface.

It's so easy to see people as less than they are, as less than people.

A gift consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer.

You have to learn to follow your heart. You can't let other people pressure you into being something that you're not. If you want God's favor in your life, you must be the person He made you to be, not the person your boss wants you to be, not even the person your parents or your husband wants you to be. You can't let outside expectations keep you from following your own heart.

With their pens, and no less great with their swords—fearing God very much, and fearing men very little,—they were a generation of men who have never received from their country the honor that they deserve.