I thought to myself: if it’s true that every person has a star in the sky, mine must be distant, dim, and absurd. Perhaps I never had a star.

There are sores which slowly erode the mind in solitude like a kind of canker.

The worst form of snobbery is to deny information

I did that girly little sighing thing you do when you can't handle all the sweetness anymore and bit my lip.

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Money is hard to earn and easy to lose. Guard yours with care.

There are things that must evoke our anger to show we care. It is what we do with that anger. If we direct that energy we can use it positively or destructively.

There is no such thing as white lies; a lie is as black as a coalpit, and twice as foul.

Americans believe that people should work hard and get ahead on their own, but when disaster strikes and they need help with retirement or disability, Americans as a whole should come to their aid.

The man assumed office almost four years ago - isn't it about time he assumed responsibility?

I am only an average man but, by George, I work harder at it than the average man.

The past can hurt. But the way I see it, you can either run from it, or learn from it.