The adult author finds that by inadvertently violating the school's alcohol policy, she breaks down some part of the barrier between her and the younger students who are subject to more rules.

Villagers saw me as a person when I played with them, as opposed to when I talked with them.

I find myself constantly taking apart be taken-for-granted.

Community in the American university is paradoxically a private and individual decision.

Ethnic minorities were 10 times more likely than whites to eat at a table where they were the only representative of their race.

Pull up a chair. Take a taste. Come join us. Life is so endlessly delicious.

Grateful souls focus on the happiness and abundance present in their lives and this in turn attracts more abundance and joy towards them.

The struggles, challenges, and obstacles that it takes to succeed in life is what makes success more valuable. Nothing great comes easy, and nothing easy can ever equate to greatness.

How can I have my 15 minutes of fame when open mics only allow you to perform for 10 minutes.

Music is my life, if I am without music or if I can't sing any more, I die, I'm nothing... because music is everything.

I guess I just like to challenge myself and push myself harder to do things that I dont think I can, to do things that other people do not think I can. It pushes me. I push my own personal limits.

If we are to control our own future, it will be necessary, not only to obtain the cooperation of people, but to prepare comprehensive plans for that future.

The older you get, the easier it is to spot the phonies. And I just think, how unpleasant for them.

Have thy tools ready. God will find thee work.

Theology is but our ideas of truth classified and arranged.