I persist on praising not the life I lead, but that which I ought to lead. I follow it at a mighty distance, crawling

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult

A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.

The important thing about a problem is not its solution, but the strength we gain in finding the solution

Don't stumble over something behind you.

We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.

Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.

When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy.

There in no one more unfortunate than the man who has never been unfortunate. for it has never been in his power to try himself.

It's all in your headJ you have the power to make things seem hard or easy or even amusing. The choice is yours.

Death is the wish of some, the relief of many, and the end of all.

[Your] dream will challenge, prod and haunt you until you surrender to its call.

Have you ever gotten so sad that it actually feels GOOD to do something you know will make you even sadder?

Hey, Tiffany. If I have to walk - if I have to steal a horse - I'll be there

Our work in global health is about things like cutting childhood deaths, and every year we continue to make progress there.

Once upon a time there was no Time.

I've been writing about my boyhood, when I was a little kid back on my grandfather's farm where we didn't know about black widow spiders or all that stuff. But writing about that is so easy.

One thing is made of another, and nature allows no new creation except at the price of death.

The happiest pillow on which you may rest your head is the knowledge of God's will. I cannot imagine a more miserable situation than consciously to be out of God's will.

I market for the same reason a pilot keeps his engines running once he is off the ground.