The only freedom that deserves a name is that of pursuing our on good, in our own way, so long as we do not deprive others of theirs, or impede their efforts to obtain it ...

You can never really understand an individual unless you also understand the society,historical time period in which they live,personal troubles, and social issues

Your life is a gift from the Creator. Your gift back to the Creator is what you do with your life.

My hobbies are cooking and gardening, especially growing orchids. I love soccer, my husband and I support a British team called Chelsea, and I also enjoy tennis. We have 3 cats.

God has given me the ability. The rest is up to me. Believe. Believe. Believe.

Within National Parks is room--glorious room--room in which to find ourselves, in which to think and hope, to dream and plan, to rest and resolve.

Neither the life of an individual nor the history of a society can be understood without understanding both.

The sociological imagination enables us to grasp history and biography and the relations between the two within society. This is its task and its promise.

My father was a middle manager at an oil company, but I never knew anything about his work. Whatever business acumen I have just got gleaned over the years.

This it is to be a man of the highest type: to be and not seem; to do and not simply to talk; to have the right ideal, the true motive and patiently to transform conduct in accordance with it.

What ordinary men are directly aware of and what they try to do are bounded by the private orbits in which they live; their visions and their powers are limited.

…and all the other tools that mistook information for knowledge

Impossible is a word only to be found in the dictionary of fools.

My technique is the outcome of thinking for myself, of my own logic and approach; it is not borrowed from what others are doing.

As we sail through life towards death, Bound unto the same port--heaven,-- Friend, what years could us divide?

A fair bargain leaves both sides unhappy.

Ugliness is the greatest of all sins.

Somewhere along the line I'll be recognized as one of the top players in the Nicklaus era. That's all I want to be remembered for.

Nyquil comes in two colors, red and green, and it's the only thing on the planet that tastes like red and green.

Each time you take a mindful step you are back in the arms of Mother Earth and are reminded of your true sweet home in the here and now.

I’d rather have my eyes gouged out. (Urian) If I do that, can the Simi eat them? (Simi) You have to share if you do! (Xirena)