"If God had wanted me otherwise, He would have created me otherwise."

"Wisdom principle 83 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 63."

"The Christian religion, though scattered and abroad will in the end gather itself together at the foot of the cross."

"We are so constituted that we believe the most incredible things; and, once they are engraved upon the memory, woe to him who would endeavor to erase them!"

"No one is to be called an enemy, all are your benefactors, and no one does you harm. You have no enemy except yourselves."

"Working on 'Gossip Girl' was a fantastic experience. It was my first real gig and I'm thankful for it - I got to learn a lot. I'm glad I got to explore getting comfortable in my own shoes in the background on a show like 'Gossip Girl.'"

"The environmental movement, like all political processes, reacts best to disasters. But these are very slow, very gradual disasters in the making."

"Unfortunately, some of our greatest tribulations are the result of our own foolishness and weakness and occur because of our own carelessness or transgression."