The independent girl is a person before whose wrath only the most rash dare stand, and, they, it must be confessed, with much fear and trembling.

That we have the vote means nothing. That we use it in the right way means everything.

I majored in geology in college but have majored in Herbert Hoover ever since.

The independent girl is truly of quite modern origin, and usually is a most bewitching little piece of humanity.

... the more you know about life, the more you get out of it.

I believe that there is a future in anything that one is vitally interested in.

All cannot be lost when there is still so much being found

Before you look for dirt in people, look for treasure.

To be or to do? Which way will you go?

I have a nightmare about Tony [Blair] and Gordon [Brown] killing each other. Not every month, but now and then. I also have a recurring dream about losing.

What you do matters — but not much. What you are matters tremendously.

Someone doesn't think immediately, "I want to be a lobbyist."

Sometimes I start just on the piano with a melody or musical idea that kind of leads me to certain lyrics.

While an ant was wandering under the shade of the tree of Phaeton, a drop of amber enveloped the tiny insect; thus she, who in life was disregarded, became precious by death.

Most troublesome is the legalization of 'crowd funding,' the ability of start-up companies to raise capital from small investors on the Internet.

Measure your progress by your experience of the love of God and its exercise before men.