What I have to say is far more important than how long my eyelashes are.

For success, attitude is equally as important as ability.

It is wonderful what strength of purpose and boldness and energy of will are roused by the assurance that we are doing our duty.

To all, to each, a fair good-night, and pleasing dreams, and slumbers light.

The willow which bends to the tempest often escapes better than the oak which resists it.

O woman! in our hours of ease Uncertain, coy, and hard to please, And variable as the shade By the light quivering aspen made; When pain and anguish wring the brow, A ministering angel thou!

Is death the last sleep? No, it is the last and final awakening.

Success or failure in business is caused more by the mental attitude even than by mental capacities.

If you once turn on your side after the hour at which you ought to rise, it is all over. Bolt up at once.

How pleasant it is for a father to sit at his child's board. It is like an aged man reclining under the shadow of an oak which he has planted.

Look back, and smile on perils past.

The River SwishDeftly maneuvered through the dark green abyss ~The wooden raft seemed in tune with this ~Canorous rush of theriver swish....

What we do every time we pray is to confess our impotence and God's sovereignty.

I still need some more healthy rest in order to work at my best. My health is the main capital I have and I want to administer it intelligently.

I like to go dancing, have a few beers. I like being alone, too. I have days where it's 'God, get me a shot of tequila.'

War is the rule of force, and peace is the reign of law.

Goodness will find the little boy. It always has. It will again.

I feel so, so lucky. Lucky because of many things.

I'm really terrible at sort of figuring out the thing that's going to make the money, I guess.

If I had a spreadsheet on my computer, it looked like I was busy.

Your age doesn't define your maturity; your grades don't define your ability; and what people say about you doesn't define who you are.