We choose our next world through what we learn in this one. Learn nothing, and the next world is the same as this one, all the same limitations and lead weights to overcome.

Like everything else, Fletcher. Practice.

What kind of person doesn't let you have gummi bears?

Thank God!" he said, and kissed her.Kissing Mairelon was much nicer than anything she had ever dared to imagine, despite the headache.

It is said that a wise man who stands firm is a statesman and a foolish man who stands firm is a catastrophe.

The banking collapse was caused, more than anything, by bad government policy and the total failure of bad regulation, rather than by greed.

I think you can learn from history.

If America is truly Israels greatest ally, we should not be asking it to put its citizens and future at risk by forcing the establishment of a hostile Palestinian state as the only option.

There is usually less romance in marriage than in any other relationship of life. But the general idea concerning marriage is that it is all or nearly all romance.

Education is a right, it's a journey, it's a process, and it's something we have to stand for, as hard as it is.

If you're too big to serve. You're too small to lead.

Death is terrifying and beautiful, a final thing we can all do together.