Leo Tolstoy

But the law of loving others could not be discovered by reason, because it is unreasonable.

If everyone fought for their own convictions there would be no war.

What counts in making a happy marriage is not so much how compatible you are but how you deal with incompatibility.

It’s much better to do good in a way that no one knows anything about it.

Every heart has its own skeletons.

You can love a person dear to you with a human love, but an enemy can only be loved with divine love.

I didn’t talk to anyone about [postpartum depression]. I was very reluctant.. Four of my friends felt the same way I did, and everyone was too embarrassed to talk about it.

Most women would not be happy being me. People say, ‘But you’re alone.’ But I don’t feel alone. I feel very un-alone.

I’ve never wanted to look like models on the cover of magazines. I represent the majority of women, and I’m very proud of that.

Being able to take care of myself is something that my mom really instilled in me.

Welcome to Lake Wobegon, where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average.

Age wrinkles the body; quitting wrinkles the soul.

I always want to think of myself as an underdog.

Maybe if I don’t cry, I won’t feel anymore.

I’m also honored to have the greatest temperament that anybody has.

You are beautiful not because you are better than others, but because there is only you who can smile like that.

Throughout my life, my two greatest assets have been mental stability and being, like, really smart […] I went from VERY successful businessman, to top T.V. Star to President of the United States (on my first try). I think that would qualify as not smart, but genius….and a very stable genius at that!

If one cannot get along without a mirror, even in shaving oneself, how can one reconstruct oneself or one’s life, without seeing oneself in the mirror of literature?

Because of the self-confidence with which he had spoken, no one could tell whether what he said was very clever or very stupid.

I’m a lightweight, easy to fall easy to break.

I think I remind everyone of themselves. Not saying everyone is my size, but it’s relatable because I’m not perfect, and I think a lot of people are portrayed as perfect, unreachable and untouchable.