Most people focus on forgiving others, thinking there isn't a need for self-forgiveness, particularly if they see themselves as a victim.

Like bookends, we have learned to support each other when the stuff in the middle pushes us apart.

I haven't sought self-forgiveness because I feel I was preyed upon and not responsible for the many bad things that happened to me.

I am a strong believer in grass roots communities, but I also believe government resources, when available, should be equally available to all people.

Sadness puts my heart in a prison.

I have learned to accept the fact that I will make mistakes at nearly every turn, but that those mistakes can be softened if I am honest about who I am to my girls.

All this has been created from self-fault and self-imagination!

That night there was more than one killer in the forest, the next day a lot more ghosts.--The Book of Brin

The most consistent musical experience I had growing up was church music.

First one works alone through the mind, then before the public through experience.

The boy shall have a proper beating,' said Cecil. 'But I beat him already,' I said, 'and don't tell me I didn't do it properly. I'm touchy about these things.

We gotta do something about this frigging swing set,' he said. 'I'm telling you, it's ninety percent of the problem.

When you're getting $2,000 a month in the minors, it's hard not to eat Taco Bell every day.

The best way to experience the power of fundamental choices is to make them.

I thank God that I have lived to see my country independent and free. She may long enjoy her independence and freedom if she will. It depends on her virtue.

No references to the need to fight terror can be an argument for restricting human rights.