Her Quotes

America was indebted to immigration for her settlement and prosperity. That part of America which had encouraged them most had advanced most rapidly in population, agriculture and the arts.

Only God Himself fully appreciates the influence of a Christian mother in the molding of character in her children.

Mary Stewart will always be my goddess. I can pick up one of her early books - one I've read a dozen times - and still slide right into the story.

To outlive one's child is a terrible thing, but to do so because your child has taken his or her life is horrible.

India Conquered and dominated China culturally for 20 centuries without ever having to send a single soldier across her border.

Be kind to your mother-in-law, but pay for her board at some good hotel.

With the man the world is his heart, with the woman the heart is her world.

Sometimes you really dig a girl, the moment you kiss her, And then you get distracted by her older sister.

Nobody in the world knew about Megan Fox until I found her and put her in 'Transformers.' I like to think that I've had some luck in building actors' careers with my films.

A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.

Can someone within that society walk into the town square and say what they want without fear of being punished for his or her views? If so, then that society is a free society. If not, it is a fear society.

No one is immune from the larger events of his or her time - the Depression, World War II, civil rights, Vietnam, the spring of 1989 in China. These events intrude upon our lives and radically affect our directions.

I met this woman, I fell in love with her, and I'm a public figure.

My grandmother made her home at Fox How under the shelter of the fells, with her four daughters, the youngest of whom was only eight when their father died.

I'm also working with Mrs. Bush on some education projects in Afghanistan, so I get to see her a great deal.

I have a new joke today. Martha Stewart's on suicide watch. They had to unplug all of her ovens.

There's only one drummer. We all travel to his beat. Well, I couldn't sing his song. Because for me, it wasn't a truthful statement. Well, Linda sang it, and it was a monster for her.

A girl can tell I like her when I blush or start telling bad jokes.

I taught Sandra Bullock when no one knew who she was. I talked her out of quitting. I put her in a showcase.

In some ways, her life is so much worse that everybody else's, people feel almost cheered up and inspired. They feel like, 'If Hayley hasn't killed herself, why should I?'

Oh, Zoe Kazan - I'd move back to Brooklyn for her. She makes me happy with my life. Knowing her, being at her dinner table, going on a walk with her is the best of all possible worlds.

I have very little respect for Nancy Reagan. There is something about her that is very petty.

I got a call from the Oprah Winfrey Show. Oprah had chosen Spanx as one of her favorite products in 2000. I had boxes of product in my apartment and I had two weeks notice that she was going to say she loved it on TV and I had no shipping department.

I love Brooke. Exploiting her was never my intention.

My dog was with me all the time. I talked to my dog. She was my best buddy. I shared all my secrets with her, but I don't think I every really tried jokes out with the dog.

Instead of joyfully looking forward to my birth, my mother began systematically preparing for her own death. She was fatalistic.

I did get to keep the wedding dresses from 'Runaway Bride'. They're all boxed up in my garage. I've never opened them. It'll be fun one day when Hazel is taller. She can play dress-up with her friends.

I finally moved out of my parent's house. It was only fair to let my sister have her own room.

There are not many males, black or white, who wish to get involved with a woman who's committed to her own development.

When nearly a third of our high school students do not graduate on time with their peers, we have work to do. We must design our middle and high schools so that no student gets lost in the crowd and disconnected from his or her own potential.