I've learned to judge of men by their own deeds; I do not make the accident of birth The standard of their merit.

No influence is so powerful as that of the mother.

The temple of our purest thoughts is silence.

It requires but a few threads of hope, for the heart that is skilled in the secret, to weave a web of happiness.

Rugged strength and radiant beauty-- These were one in Nature's plan; Humble toil and heavenward duty-- These will form the perfect man.

There is no impossibility to him who stands prepared to conquer every hazard. The fearful are the failing.

There is small danger of being starved in our land of plenty; but the danger of being stuffed is imminent.

... rights are liable to be perverted to wrongs when we are incapable of rightly exercising them.

The most welcome guest in society will ever be the one to whose mind everything is a suggestion, and whose words suggest something to everybody.

There can be no education without leisure; and without leisure, education is worthless.

Water is the grand epic of creation; and there is not a human soul but feels the influence of its majesty, its power, or its beauty.

You are here on purpose and for a purpose." ~ Dr. MaryAnn Diorio

The ISI is above all a paramilitary organization. It doesn't do all that much collection of intelligence. It's not a very good spy agency, but it's good at running covert action.

A good surgeon doesn't just concentrate on technical ability, but also on the appropriateness of what you're doing.

It was like he was in a contest to see who could do the least work, only he was the only contestant.

Grace must find expression in life, otherwise it is not grace.

The greatest sin is judgment without knowledge.

I still want to get some empathy from the audience, even though she's pathetic.

The wise man is he who is not surprised when he finds stale tea in a beautiful teapot!

You do not HAVE to be angry just because you have the right to be angry.

If God made me a princess, why didn't he take a little more time and make my hair so it wouldn't snarl?