Boredom is the root of all evil - the despairing refusal to be oneself.

Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.

There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn't true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true.

I found I had less and less to say, until finally, I became silent, and began to listen. I discovered in the silence, the voice of God

It is not the path which is the difficulty; rather, it is the difficulty which is the path.

The most painful state of being is remembering the future, particularly the one you'll never have.

A man prayed, and at first he thought that prayer was talking. But he became more and more quiet until in the end he realized prayer is listening.

For without risk there is no faith, and the greater the risk, the greater the faith.

It is not where we breathe, but where we Love, that we live.

Once you label me you negate me.

Face the facts of being what you are, for that is what changes what you are.

They’ve not forgotten him: worse, they never heard of him.

But names no longer meant anything. On Lunamere, everyone became a number in the end.Deep in the belly of hell incarnate Valen became 377.

Become aware of your negative expectations and practice replacing them with positive expectations.

We live in an age of global expectations. Our hopes have converged in many ways, none more so than in our democratic aspirations.

My obligation is to focus on the priorities of classroom instruction, parental involvement and student safety, targeting student performance and eliminating unnecessary administrative costs.

I've managed to include only enough historical detail to give the "flavor" of the time period while keeping the characters and story focal.

There is nothing you can’t do, if you set your mind to it. Anything is possible.

I do not hope for what I cannot have! I do not cling to things I cannot keep!

Go often to Holy Communion. Go very often! This is your one remedy.

For me, I'm focused on what I want to do. I know what I need to do to be a champion, so I'm working on it.