Precarious, life is. A flying leap. A sweep of hand. A star flung across the night. A lucky catch in this whirling juggling circus act.From Steam Drills, Treadmills, and Shooting Stars

The woman looked out at the madness of the world and dared to hope. Her eyes were burning coals of stars.

All photos speak a thousand words. This one contained a library.

As long as we don't cut off our hearts, the inner workings of the universe illuminate before us.

No one's life made sense on paper. You cannot condense a person into facts.

Stop listening to the TV tell you about America the beautiful . . . get up and be America the beautiful.

There's a place between passivity and violence. I'll meet you there.

We've got to make change our national pastime and hold protests more regularly than weekend parties.

A freedom given up is not so easily regained.

The Earth was singing her revolution. She was calling her brave men and women to her defense.

This isn't about keeping mountains looking pretty. Ending mountaintop removal is about keeping humanity alive.

Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.

Nothing wins more loyalty for a leader than an air of bravura, " the Duke said. "I, therefore, cultivate an air of bravura.

Running is about finding your inner peace, and so is a life well lived.

To me, rockabilly music paralleled punk's energy and feeling, but the players were much better.

I have learnt a lot about my body since my heart attack. I don't drink as much now as before.

Obsessions turn people off.

Little minds find satisfaction for their feelings, good or bad, in little things.

Lots of people think things would be better some other way. That's why the world's lousy with theme parks.

Most of teachers have but one object, viz. to draw their salary. I do not think that a teacher should have no salary. But I think they should earn it first and then think of it.

Everything in the universe wants to be loved and accepted. Our personal work is to find the love and acceptance within ourselves.