And the only thing to do with a sin is to confess, do penance and then, after some kind of decent interval, ask for forgiveness.

[quoting someone else] the American constitution is a document designed by geniuses to be eventually interpreted by idiots

Lincoln once said that America was founded on a proposition that was written by Jefferson in 1776. We are really founded on an argument about what that proposition means.

Remember sometimes just the rush of having a crush is a temptation, even if it is inappropriate, but beware of playing with fire, you will get burned.

Even in the best of lives, mistakes are made.

Chronology, so the saying goes, is the last refuge of the feeble-minded and the only resort for historians.

Because he could not afford to fail, he could not afford to trust.

Men make history, but they can never know the history they are making.

Some models of self-control are able to achieve their serenity easily because the soul fires never burn brightly to begin with.

Washington's task was to transform the improbable into the inevitable.

I would say readers can trust my work more than anyone else's.

Let go of the idea of winningor losing. In the game of life, the most important thingis just showing upand doing your best.

Angling is just a way of relaxing and escaping in the countryside.

Heart lesson #4: the unrequited heart. You can't make anyone love you back.

I don't necessarily agree that all animals are unpredictable. The more you know about an animal, the more you can work with it safely.

i play a mean harmonica

Just date people you like, then you're guaranteed to have fun.

Necessity can set me helpless on my back, but she cannot keep me there; nor can four walls limit my vision.

You can't have everything you want, but you can have the things that really matter to you.

What stands between heaven and earth is merely the acceptance of ourselves as apart of this world and our placement of ourselves.

Let valour end my life!