I do not ask for my rights. I have no rights. I have only wrongs.

A soldier of the Legion lay dying in Algiers, There was a lack of woman's nursing, there was dearth of woman's tears; But a comrade stood beside him, while his lifeblood ebbed away.

Of all the joys that lighten suffering earth, what joy is welcomed like a new born child?

We have been friends together In sunshine and in shade.

A woman's suffering is never above half known, for the fact of the publicity of her wrongs is counted to her for disgrace.

Perhaps there will come a time when...an unmarried mother will not be despised because of her motherhood...and when the right of the unborn to be born will not be denied or interfered with.

A child's eyes, those clear wells of undefiled thought—what on earth can be more beautiful? Full of hope, love and curiosity, they meet your own.

Until I truly loved, I was alone.

For death and life, in ceaseless strife, Beat wild on this world's shore, And all our calm is in that balm— Not lost but gone before.

Child murderers practice their profession without let or hindrance, and open infant butcheries unquestioned...Is there no remedy for all this ante-natal child murder?

Every poet hopes that after-times Shall set some value on his votive lay.

Bad economics teaches that computers can design markets. Good economics teaches that markets can design computers.

I don't know what laws of physics are involved, but if you fill a gym with teenagersand tell them to stare at one object, heat is actually produced. I half expected tospontaneously combust.Katrina

And if you think I won't say bulls**t to the President, I say move on, cause I'll say what's on my mind.

I'll never quit playing country music, or at least acknowledging it, always, as the cornerstone of what I am.

Never to allow a patient to be waked, intentionally or accidentally, is a sine qua non of all good nursing.

To explore the whole sphere of the modern soul, to have sat in every nook- my ambition, my torture, and my happiness

If life were like a competitive race, some people would be given a flying start and others would line up with weights tied to their ankles.

You've got to learn to utilize the space (between you and your opponent). Distancing is very important.

Without love of something I don't know if you can have a meaningful life at all.

Tonglen dissolves your solid sense of "I'm the wise person, I'm going to help this poor, unfortunate loser."