My father was a great innovator in public life, but when it came to raising his daughters, no one could have been more conservative..

I would much rather be known as the mother of a great son than the author of a great book or the painter of a great masterpiece..

It has been said, 'time heals all wounds.' I do not agree. The wounds remain. In time, the mind, protecting its sanity, covers them with scar tissue ….

Life is not a matter of milestones, but moments..

it is not tears but determination that makes pain bearable..

It's wrong for parents to bury their children. It should be the other way around..

I have come to the conclusion that the most important element in human life is faith..

Money is never to be squandered or spent ostentatiously. Some of the greatest people in history have lived lives of the greatest simplicity. Remember….

I looked on child rearing not only as a work of love and duty but as a profession that was fully as interesting and challenging as any honorable prof….

Life isn't a matter of milestones, but of moments..

When you hold your baby in your arms the first time, and you think of all the things you can say and do to influence him, it's a tremendous responsib….

I've had an exciting time; I married for love and got a little money along with it..

I know not age, nor weariness nor defeat..

Birds sing after a storm; why shouldn't people feel as free to delight in whatever remains to them?.

Early in life, I decided that I would not be overcome by events. My philosophy has been that regardless of the circumstances, I shall not be vanquish….

I tell myself that God gave my children many gifts - spirit, beauty, intelligence, the capacity to make friends and to inspire respect. There was onl….

I don't think you're much good, unless you're doing good to someone..

Neither comprehension nor learning can take place in an atmosphere of anxiety..

I have always believed that God never gives a cross to bear larger than we can carry. No matter what, he wants us to be happy, not sad. birds sing af….

Whenever I held my newborn baby in my arms, I used to think that what I said and did to him could have an influence not only on him but on all whom h….

The most important element in human life is faith; if God were to take away all his blessings-health, physical fitness, wealth, intelligence-and leav….