Victorious living does not mean freedom from temptation, nor does it mean freedom from mistakes.

There are times for all of us when all the laughter seems to be gone, but we should not permit these periods to last too long. When we've lost our sense of humor, there isn't very much left. We become ridiculous. We must then go to war against the whole world, and that's a war we cannot win.

If we don't face and overcome unsettling events in life, we are ruled by them.

Rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions.

A wounded spirit who can bear?

The impossible can always be broken down into possibilities.

If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.

I didn't really know what I was going to do with my life. I've taken every opportunity, pushed myself in ways I'm not sure I knew were even possible, I've made the best of my life and career. So yes, I do feel proud of myself.

I don't want Burma to be a basket case forever.

I was broke into my forties.

Paul took a place in the line behind Chani. He had put down the black feeling at being caught by the girl. In his mind now was the memory called up by his mother's barked reminder: "My son's been tested with the gom jabbar!" He found that his hand tingled with remembered pain.

I tried not to focus on the fact that I'm playing Venus Williams and tried to focus on myself. To show that I'm Sofia Kenin is obviously the cherry on top.