And God help them both, if it hadn’t been for Saxton, Qhuinn would have dropped the l-word right then and there, even though the timing was stupid.

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.

The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.

A warm smile is the universal language of kindness.

Do more than belong: participate. Do more than care: help. Do more than believe: practice. Do more than be fair: be kind. Do more than forgive: forget. Do more than dream: work.

Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them.

The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.

Study while others are sleeping; work while others are loafing; prepare while others are playing; and dream while others are wishing.

When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves.

Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.” —

Three enemies of personal peace: regret over yesterday’s mistakes, anxiety over tomorrow’s problems, and ingratitude for today’s blessings.

What is it doing to me? Will the darkness consume me?

The things you do for yourself are gone when you're gone, but the things you do for others become legacy.What do you wanna be remembered as?

Creativity is one of those hypnotic words which are prone to cast a spell upon our understanding and dissolve our thinking into haze.

I don't know anywhere in the world where there is not racism against somebody.

It would have been a hard year if I'd spent it berating myself for not working on the book.

Ultimately there is no happiness in a world in which things are not as good as they can be.

He who walks in the company of fools suffers much. Company with fools, as with an enemy, is always painful. Company with the wise is pleasure, like meeting with kinfolk.

If the choice is one-state, Israel can either be Jewish or Democratic. It cannot be both.

During the 19th-century struggle for womens rights in America, many saw a competition between rights for black people and those for women.

My hate of Apple has moved into a hate of Facebook.