Don't you study about other folks's business till you take care of your own.

You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view.

The book to read is not the one which thinks for you, but the one which makes you think. No book in the world equals the Bible for that.

The things that happen to people we never really know. What happens in houses behind closed doors, what secrets -

People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.

Real courage is when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.

He turned out the light and went into Jem's room. He would be there all night, and he would be there when Jem waked up in the morning.

Things are always better in the morning.

It's not necessary to tell all you know.

Writing is a process of self-discipline you must learn before you can call yourself a writer. There are people who write, but I think they're quite different from people who must write.

...but before I can live with other folks I've got to live with myself.

That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as well.

Animals and nature are known to open our hearts, calm us, and reduce blood pressure and stress.

Failure is not an option. Everyone has to succeed.

There is no substitute for American leadership and exceptionalism.

If structure does not tell us anything about function, it means that we have not looked at it correctly.

Thank [Barack Obama] for the friendship you've always demonstrated.

Fling away your soul once for all, your own small self; if you will find it again. Count not even on immortality.

Life is in the living. Love is in the giving.

No one who deserves confidence ever solicits it.

Suck it up. This is the life you chose for yourself, so buck up and deal.