She would know a good thing to do without thinking about it.

Nothing in all the vast universe can come to pass otherwise than God has eternally purposed. Here is a foundation of faith. Here is a resting place for the intellect. Here is an anchor for the soul, both sure and steadfast. It is not blind fate, unbridled evil, man or Devil, but the Lord Almighty who is ruling the world, ruling it according to His own good pleasure and for His own eternal glory.

The course of life in unpredictable, no one can write his autobiography in advance.

The course of life is unpredictable... no one can write his autobiography in advance.

If the good people, in their wisdom, shall see fit to keep me in the background, I have been too familiar with disappointments to be very much chagrined.

I do not allow myself to suppose that either the convention or the League have concluded to decide that I am either the greatest or best man in America, but rather they have concluded that it is not best to swap horses while crossing the river, and have further concluded that I am not so poor a horse that they might not make a botch of it in trying to swap.

For us, destiny always feels... if you obey, it's almost a passive thing.

People who know Paul Ryan say, 'He will be president one day.'

If you don't pay attention to me, I'm going to make you pay attention to me. I've always been that way.

I'm the sort of person who doesn't write in ink. I only write in pencil, so it can be rubbed out.

Perfectionists demand perfection from themselves first and foremost.

I guess you could say it's always been my destiny to be a performer.