It is for men to choose whether they will govern themselves or be governed.

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.

We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started.

The Church is not a gallery for the exhibition of eminent Christians, but a school for the education of imperfect ones.

Some men are like pyramids, which are very broad where they touch the ground, but grow narrow as they reach the sky.

As for marigolds, poppies, hollyhocks, and valorous sunflowers, we shall never have a garden without them, both for their own sake, and for the sake of old-fashioned folks, who used to love them.

A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted by every pebble on the road.

The thistle is a prince. Let any man that has an eye for beauty take a view of the whole plant, and where will he see a more expressive grace and symmetry; and where is there a more kingly flower?

Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.

He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has.

Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith.

Refrain from being selfish to others, instead make some friend and stand up with dignity.

Nothing is what one thinks it is. Cloth is stone and circus is an art. There are no certainties.

Desire great things in life.Expect great things in life.

The world has been very careful to pick very few diseases for eradication, because it is very tough.

I like to buy books for the kids in my family. I guess that's why they call me the 'mean' aunt.

At what point does a man turn into a monster? I don’t believe that it’s when he does horrible things, but when he accepts that he’s able to do them, and that he does them well.

Rather than getting nostalgic...embrace the new opportunities and challenges available to you now.

I don't know that we're really going to need a label for the things we're thinking about doing next.

I won't lie, I've had a lot of discouraging moments in the past years, moments I wasn't sure about things and doubted myself.