The most truly generous persons are those who give silently without hope of praise or reward.

To celebrate the Fourth of July meant something definite in those days.

She was on a real, grown-up adventure, no matter how badly it should turn out.

No, " said Father. "Just do the best you can and don't let it worry you. In that way you'll have a clear conscience and a tranquil heart.

It's easy to give up at the beginning of something, but after gaining a bit of momentum it's not as tempting or easy to just give up.

Eleanor, " Daniel said. "Miss Fitt! Wake up!"I fluttered my eyelids open. "I'm not a misfit anymore, " I rasped. "I thought I told you that.

I consider myself a bassist first.

I think confidence comes from doing something well, working at it hard, and you build it up. It's not something you're born with. You have to build the confidence as you go along.

Being alive and understanding that and making the decision to actually live take a lot of courage.

The opposite of creativity is cynicism

I'm a capitalist but one who is smallist and localist, and who favours businesses where owners are still in charge.

Compassionate listening is to help the other side suffer less. If we realize that other people are the same people as we are, we are no longer angry at them.

America, fortunately or unfortunately, is very polarized right now. People fall into their different camps. And people are, are concerned. And they, they want to see change.

I don't look like Halle Berry. But chances are, she's going to end up looking like me.