Betty had forgotten how you only get slivers of stories from children - usually what they echo from overheard adult conversations.

The moment you make someone promise anything is the same moment you ask them to lie to you.

whatever beauty she thought she might have possessed she realized had only been through her husband's assessment of her

The only thing equal to the enormity of his want was his regret.

Put the right people in the right positions to ensure their personal strengths and talents are being utilized and appreciated.

What Douglas had once seen as the attractive over-confidence of youth, now looked more like unyielding selfishness.

I came from a state where 35 percent self-identify as Tea Partiers, so I'm a bit distorted perhaps in my appreciation for the larger American population.

Rockers are the nicest people to photograph. They have no inhibitions.

Christians, like slaves and soldiers, ask no questions.

There is only one, believe it or not. I did get knocked up by a baller. A big football player.

Since China has a population of 1.1 billion, it won't feel lonely even if it becomes the only socialist country.

I can't pretend that I'm brave and that I can beat the whole world.

Step confidently forward in the precisely the direction that is the most challenging to you. Because in that same direction, you'll also find what is most rewarding to you.

All spiritual life begins with a sense of wonder, and nature is a window into that wonder.