I'm not a poet. I'm a trapeze artist.

At twenty-one, I was a divorced single mother. At thirty, I was struggling to feed my children. At forty, I was starting over in a new country. At fifty, I was rebuilding my career. At sixty, I walked the runway at Fashion Week. Life begins at every age—if you dare to make a plan.

I don't think about limitations. I just think about possibilities.

——〈临时大总统誓词〉，1912年1月1日

The true value of a forest cannot be measured in board feet alone.

写作是与世界联系的一种方式。

我们最终拥有的唯一工具是我们自己的感知。

教师最重要的是一颗理解的心，它值得无限地尊崇。人们在回忆中赞赏才华横溢的教师，但感激曾触动自己的人类情感的教师。对于成长中的孩子、对于孩子的灵魂，功课是必须的，但至关重要的营养是人性的温暖。