Great hopes make great men.

All things are difficult before they are easy.

We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.

Charity begins at home, but should not end there.

Light, God's eldest daughter, is a principal beauty in a building.

Prayer should be the key of the day and the lock of the night.

Health is not valued till sickness comes.

If you would have a good wife, marry one who has been a good daughter.

He who cures a disease may be the skillfullest, but he that prevents it is the safest physician.

An invincible determination can accomplish almost anything and in this lies the great distinction between great men and little men.

One that would have the fruit must climb the tree.

Energy is the universal language of Nature

If I didn't know you I would say I don't know you.

Unfortunately, every time there's a budget crunch in New York, the Parks Department is usually the first to be cut. So they need all the help they can get.

If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.

But you have to learn to bend a little," "Or you'll brake." -Clarissa Fray

... all things are possible if you are willing to put yourself on the line. You cannot stand back and hope for the best. You have to act.

We confess to little faults only to persuade ourselves we have no great ones.

Hallucinations are an inner experience in which most of the time you forget you're there.

Given a full summer to practice basketball, and especially my jump shot, I know that I could play in the NBA and do well.

I was kind of a floater [in high school]. I got along with different types of people but I just was not cool, and definitely a late bloomer.