Bulldogs are wonderful creatures to include in books. Besides their adorable bulldogishness, they provide the writer with a rare chance to use forms of the verb "snuffle.

Success is frequently preceded by a chain of fails.

A new grace for a new life is what we need in the coming year.

In summers, after 1 hour of extreme gaming you can use your laptop to iron your shirt.

It's easier to learn many other things, if you first learn how to learn.

The only thing I have never done is a Broadway play. I'm not sure I have the discipline necessary to do a Broadway play. I know it holds a fascination for certain actors.

I always liked film as a teaching tool - a way of getting exposed to ideas that had never been presented to me. It just wasn't on the list of career options where I grew up.

I never expected to leave college early-especially after just one year.

Never, ever lose sight of the power of one individual American. They can have an unbelievable magnifying affect just by the very fact they make up their mind to do so!

The last time Pena faced the Padres, the Dodgers scratched for a run to tie the game and then went on to win 4-0.

In the end, you can' t talk to everyone.