Difficulty is what wakes up the genius.

My hopes are not always realized, but I always hope.

A horse never runs so fast as when he has other horses to catch up and outpace.

Quarrels are the dowry which married folk bring one another.

Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you.

Make the workmanship surpass the materials.

Love is no assignment for cowards.

Happy is the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind, and has given up worrying once and for all.

The man who has experienced shipwreck shudders even at a calm sea.

Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence.

If you want to be loved, be lovable.

Don't worry. Chivalry has practically no appeal for me whatsoever. -- Neville Fletcher

The only way you multiply resources is with technology. To really affect poverty, energy, health, education, or anything else - there is no other way.

I don't like labels necessarily because a label doesn't mean very much. But when it comes to being conservative, I happen to be conservative.

You've got to go after your dreams. If you don't make an effort, nothing's ever going to change.

I believe in the importance of individuality, but in the midst of grief I also find myself wanting connection - wanting to be reminded that the sadness I feel is not just mine but ours.

Do you know what I feel about you, Devin? About us?...Dazzled, you dazzle me. You make me feel things, and want things I never knew I could have. -Cassie

One thing that's clear in the Scriptures is that the nations do not lead people to peace; rather, people lead the nations to peace.

Self-awareness is our capacity to stand apart from ourselves and examine our thinking, our motives, our history, our scripts, our actions, and our habits and tendencies.

Everything happens for a reason, but that doesn't mean there's a point.

Remember, it's better to be a has-been than a never-been.