I Hope People Will Think

[on Being Criticized For Her Serious Expression:] I Simply Ache From Smiling. Why Are Women Expected To Beam All The Time? It's Unfair. If A Man Looks Solemn, It's Automatically Assumed He's A Serious Person, Not A Miserable One.

In The Turbulence Of This Anxious And Active World Many People Are Leading Uneventful, Lonely Lives. To Them Dreariness, Not Disaster, Is The Enemy. They Seldom Realize That On Their Steadfastness, On Their Ability To Withstand The Fatigue Of Dull Repetitive Work, And On Their Courage In Meeting Constant Small Adversities Depend In Great Measure The Happiness And Prosperity Of The Community As A Whole. ... The Upward Course Of A Nation's History Is Due In The Long Run To The Soundness Of Heart Of Its Average Men And Women.

The Lessons From The Peace Process Are Clear; Whatever Life Throws At Us, Our Individual Responses Will Be All The Stronger For Working Together And Sharing The Load.

I Myself Prefer My New Zealand Eggs For Breakfast.

Cowards Falter, But Danger Is Often Overcome By Those Who Nobly Dare.