If you give up every time you don't achieve the immediate gain you want, you're just guaranteeing that the worst is going to happen... You can't expect an easy victory after one protest march.

For the powerful, crimes are those that others commit.

No honest journalist should be willing to describe himself or herself as 'embedded.' To say, 'I'm an embedded journalist' is to say, 'I'm a government Propagandist.

Most ardent reformers are accompanied by but equal portion of dullness . John Quincy Adams

I turned to books for comfort. (Former First Lady, Laura Bush)

Some women hold up dresses that are so ugly and they always say the same thing: 'This looks much better on.' On what? On fire?

The universe holds enough happiness and success for everyone.

The wise use of leisure, it must be conceded, is a product of civilization and education.

The key to all of life is understanding how to add value to others.

Jimmy found himself wishing to make a dent in Crake, get a reaction; it was one of his weaknesses, to care what other people thought of him.

Not the stars, not the farthest solar systems, not the millions of different species of animal life, but the child is the greatest of God's creations.

We cannot keep ourselves shut up in parishes, in our communities, when so many people are waiting for the Gospel!