“There are no negatives in life, only challenges to overcome that will make you stronger.”

“what doesn't kill you not only make you stronger, but also more honest.”

“Those who put more effort into keep­ing negatives out of mind end up being more depressed than those who do not.”

“The greatest minds are like film, they take the negatives and develop themselves in darkness...”

“ [Mr. Bates comments on the description of Robespierre in History of the French Revolution by M. J. L. Adolphe Thiers]He was a living proof that[,] in civil troubles, obstinate mediocrity is more powerful than the irregularity of genius. It is not only in civil troubles but in all the affairs of life, that obstinate mediocrity triumphs over irregular genius, and enjoys the fruits of victory.The Diary of Edward Bates, Entry for March 7, 1865, Edited by Howard K. Beale”

“It seems like women are always in the kitchen around food and they're serving and they're giving and they're enjoying and it's part of the plentitude of life and the enrichment of life.”

“A heart can only discover what it really wants with experience.”