Sue Ann Nivens

"Solitude is nice, but being alone with my thoughts means I'm thinking about you."

"The way to a man's heart is through compliments that make him feel less inadequate than he is."

"Good manners are the cornerstone of society, and I am society's foremost expert."

"A smile can hide a multitude of observations about your current outfit."

"Networking is just friendship with better intentions."

"The best relationships are the ones where you're always right and they know it."

"Happiness is knowing you look better than everyone in the room."

"Success is achieving your goals while appearing effortless and slightly superior."

"Wisdom comes with age, good skin care, and an excellent memory for details."

"A woman's greatest weapon is her ability to remember everything and use it at the right moment."

"Life is a series of opportunities to be helpful and to observe others failing."

"Love is patient, love is kind, and love is best when it's focused on yourself."

"The secret to success is knowing what you want and who has it."

"True friendship means you can tell someone the truth, even if it hurts them more than helping."

"Family dinners are the best time to discuss everyone's shortcomings thoroughly."

"Hope is wonderful, but having a Plan B is more practical."

"Courage is saying what everyone's thinking but nobody's brave enough to voice."

"Change is inevitable, but my standards for fashion are eternal."

"Education is important, but knowing how to read people is invaluable."

"Knowledge is power, especially knowledge about what's going on in other people's lives."

"Time is precious, which is why I use mine to understand everyone else's business."

"The truth is overrated when a comforting lie works just as well."

"Freedom is doing what you want as long as it doesn't offend the right people."

"Peace is finding balance between being helpful and being honest."

"Nature is beautiful, but it's no match for a well-maintained appearance."

"Art is expression, and I'm quite expressive about what everyone should be doing."

"Science shows that people respond well to gentle criticism delivered with a smile."

"Music is the universal language, though I also speak fluent judgment."

"Faith is important, but so is knowing you're better prepared than most people."

"Leadership is making people want to do what you want them to do anyway."