I’m almost like three people. There’s me the, Dolly, the person. There’s me, the star. And then there’s me, the manager.

In my divorce, I stood up and said to my ex-wife, ‚Hey, I messed up. This had nothing to do with you. I didn’t understand what marriage was. I cheated. I was wrong. We couldn’t fix it; it got worse. I stepped away because I didn’t want it to get any worse. You’re the mother of my kids – I don’t want to hate you.‘

I liked his ability to deal with a lot of the negativity that surrounded him. Even though he was in a world that he didn’t want to be in, he still saw the bigger picture.

I think writing really helps you heal yourself. I think if you write long enough, you will be a healthy person. That is, if you write what you need to write, as opposed to what will make money, or what will make fame.

For me, it’s about the way I carry myself and the way I treat other people. My relationship and how I feel about God and what He does for me, is something deeply personal. It’s where I came from, my family, I was brought up in a religious household and that’s very important to me.

My life has been one great big joke, a dance that’s walked a song that’s spoke, I laugh so hard I almost choke when I think about myself.

Remember, always give your best. Never get discouraged. Never be petty. Always remember, others may hate you. But those who hate you don’t win unless you hate them. And then you destroy yourself.

I spend a lot of time balancing between faith and disbelief.

An intellectual is someone whose mind watches itself.

If your inner life is not producing what you would like on the outside, don’t be discouraged… just be willing to change.

You cannot change your destination overnight, but you can change your direction overnight.

It is best to love wisely, no doubt; but to love foolishly is better than not to be able to love at all.

The Public is merely a multiplied ‚me.‘

Yeah, I like to keep myself interested – I’ll kind of throw myself into some area that I don’t completely know or understand, that I’m not adept at, so I’m forced to swim in order to stay afloat. There’s a good feeling that comes from that.

We do not know what we want and yet we are responsible for what we are – that is the fact.

While you’re saving your face, you’re losing your ass.

Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them.

Age is whatever you think it is. You are as old as you think you are.

To understand a name you must be acquainted with the particular of which it is a name.

I’ve learned that you shouldn’t go through life with a catcher’s mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back.

Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.

I don’t have any regrets. I made all my own decisions.

Marriage destroyed my relationship with two wonderful men.

I have the problems of, I must confess, old age.

If you have the ability to pick yourself up by the bootstraps and start over, you come out stronger because you learn from whatever mistakes you made.

The greatest and most important problems of life are all fundamentally insoluble. They can never be solved but only outgrown.

I can’t pretend that I’m brave and that I can beat the whole world.

We used to wonder where war lived, what it was that made it so vile. And now we realize that we know where it lives… inside ourselves.

I think I have to trust that you end up with the person you’re supposed to end up with, and that everything in between is there to teach you stuff.

I have a personal ambition to live my life honestly and honor the true love that I’ve had and also the people I’ve had around me.

Whatever is making you so angry, it’s time for you to give it to God and get over it.

It’s getting harder to make decisions to just want to do something to work… I’m trying to find things that are extremely challenging or mean something to me deeply.

As we must account for every idle word, so must we account for every idle silence.

I’ve learned that we all change constantly. It’s rare to find that person who is growing with you in the same way at the same time, who encourages you to grow.

There are very few people who are going to look into the mirror and say, ‚That person I see is a savage monster;‘ instead, they make up some construction that justifies what they do.

Jesus isn’t lettin‘ you off the hook. The Scriptures don’t let you off the hook so easily… When people say, you know, ‚Good teacher‘, ‚Prophet‘, ‚Really nice guy‘ … this is not how Jesus thought of Himself.

Whatever one of us blames in another, each one will find in his own heart.

No man really knows about other human beings. The best he can do is to suppose that they are like himself.

Think about what people are doing on Facebook today. They’re keeping up with their friends and family, but they’re also building an image and identity for themselves, which in a sense is their brand. They’re connecting with the audience that they want to connect to. It’s almost a disadvantage if you’re not on it now.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

As I get older, I tend to put more into family than I used to.

Prayer doesn’t just change things – it changes us. If we are diligent in seeking God, slowly and surely we become better people.

He who falls in love with himself will have no rivals.

The conscience can be a strong guide in life if we allow it.

Stay active. Read the Word. Worship with other believers. Continue to give. Keep learning and growing. Your faith will be unleashed!

I don’t crave applause. I’m not one of those guys who comes alive on stage. I’m much more alive at home, I think.

When you realize who you live for, and who’s important to please, a lot of people will actually start living. I am never going to get caught up in that. I’m gonna look back on my life and say that I enjoyed it – and I lived it for me.

I am a child but I have to think and act like a woman, this business forces you to.

If we examine our thoughts, we shall find them always occupied with the past and the future.

No one knows Anne’s better side, and that’s why most people can’t stand me. Oh, I can be an amusing clown for an afternoon, but after that, everyone’s had enough of me to last a month.

How does a nice Catholic girl end up going to prison for a year? It’s crazy. I’ve made mistakes. I have to pay for those mistakes.

Usually, people have a tendency to be caught in the worries concerning the future or in the regret concerning the past. There is some kind of energy that is pushing them to run, and they are not able to establish themselves in the present moment.

You know, you can make a small mistake in language or etiquette in Britain, or you could when I was younger, and really be made to feel it, and it’s the flick of a lash, but it would sting, and especially at school where there’s not much privacy, and so on. You could, yes, undoubtedly be made to feel crushed.

A woman has the age she deserves.

A well adjusted person is one who makes the same mistake twice without getting nervous.

Because I am a mother, I am capable of being shocked: as I never was when I was not one.

Create a ladder of values and priorities in your life, reminding yourself of what really matters to you.

We forge the chains we wear in life.

Growing up in the place I did I never was aware of any other option but to question everything.

Only the really plain people know about love – the very fascinating ones try so hard to create an impression that they soon exhaust their talents.

Open your eyes, look within. Are you satisfied with the life you’re living?