For of all hard things to bear and grin, / The hardest is knowing you're taken in.

Never is true love blind, but rather brings an added light.

All the great blessings of my life are present in my thoughts today

And though hard be the task, keep a stiff upper lip.

Sometimes, I think the things we see are shadows of the things to be; that what we plan we build

And never since harvests were ripened, / Or laborers born, / Have men gathered figs of the thistle, / Or grapes of the thorn!

Only yield when you must, never "give up the ship," but fight on to the last "with a stiff upper lip!

Women are only told that they resemble angels when they are young and beautiful; consequently, it is their persons, not their virtues, that procure them homage.

Come up, April, though the valley, / In your robes of beauty drest, / Come and wake your flowery children / From their wintry beds of rest.

There are eyes half defiant, Half meek and compliant; Black eyes, with a wondrous, witching charm To bring us good or to work with harm.

Ah, there are moments for us here, when, seeing Life's inequalities, and woe, and care, The burdens laid upon our mortal being Seem heavier than the human heart can bear.

A leader does not deserve the name unless he is willing occasionally to stand alone.

If they knew how much you kept inside to keep from hurting them, but hurting yourself instead, maybe they’d love you more.

To have a sense of history one must consider oneself a piece of history.

The art of a news reporter is to learn how to lull a victim, because all good reporters are confidence tricksters in embryo.

We will build our military forces to a level that will be, I believe, stronger than ever before if I become President of the United States...

I hate the cliche of 'just have fun,' but what I've seen in today's sports, especially with parents, is they put so much pressure on the kids.

My optimism for life carried through my work.

I'm a pretty hands-on dad and make the most of my custody. I take care of my little one whenever I can, and she determines what I can do and where I can do it.

The level of achievement that we have at anything, is a reflection, of how well, we were able to focus on it. Because the only thing that's holding you back, is the way you're thinking.

I wanted stores that would feel like a comfortable room in my apartment, cozy and colorful and different.