"For some reason if we hear 100 praises and one criticism, we focus on that one hurtful thing."

"My mom was a seamstress, and I wish I'd learned to sew because I'm obsessed with 'Project Runway!'"

"Everyone has different layers to who they are."

"I love to go get fireworks, even though some of them are illegal."

"A desire to resist oppression is implanted in the nature of man."

"In the beginning you must subject yourself to the influence of nature. You must be able to walk firmly on the ground before you start walking on a tightrope."

"And I say the sacred hoop of my people was one of the many hoops that made one circle, wide as daylight and as starlight, and in the center grew one mighty flowering tree to shelter all the children of one mother and one father."

"Human nature is so well disposed towards those who are in interesting situations, that a young person, who either marries or dies, is sure of being kindly spoken of."