Let us never consider ourselves finished nurses....we must be learning all of our lives.

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. Aristotle How very little can be done under the spirit of fear.

Starting a job and working hard is how to be successful.

The very first requirement in a hospital is that it should do the sick no harm.

I think one's feelings waste themselves in words; they ought all to be distilled into actions which bring results.

Never underestimate the healing effects of beauty.

Nature alone cures. ... what nursing has to do ... is to put the patient in the best condition for nature to act upon him.

The most important practical lesson than can be given to nurses is to teach them what to observe.

Nursing is a progressive art such that to stand still is to go backwards.

Live life when you have it. Life is a splendid gift-there is nothing small about it.

I attribute my success to this - I never gave or took any excuse.

If the director says you can do better, particularly in a love scene, then it is rather embarrassing.

All love shifts and changes. I don't know if you can be wholeheartedly in love all the time.

Words are what make the song. I get a personal vision about what the lyrics are about.

There is no greater thrill than to sing with a beautiful orchestra.

The world is full of magical places, and the library has always been one of them for me. A library can be that special place for our children.

I have been called a nun with a switchblade where my privacy is concerned. I think there's a point where one says, that's for family, that's for me.

After all, children are children no matter their background.

I'm not singing anymore; that is why I am so pleased to be writing. My daughter said, "You just found a different way of using your voice."