Writing is like a lump of coal. Put it under enough pressure and polish it enough and you might just end up with a diamond. Otherwise, you can burn it to keep warm.

If I have succeeded better than many who surround me, it has been chiefly - may I say almost solely - from universal assiduity.

This paper will no doubt be found interesting by those who take an interest in it

Dishonesty in government is the business of every citizen. It is not enough to do your own job. There's no particular gift in that. Democracy isn't a gift. It's a responsibility.

If you desire to make a difference in the world, you must be different from the world.

As daughters of God we are each unique and different in our circumstances and experiences. And yet our part matters—because we matter.

You show me a politician with his heels ten feet in the air, and by Judas priest, Ill show you an honest politician.

I believe the world is beautiful, and poetry, like bread, is for everyone.

No one will ever be as good at being you as you. So start there. Perfect is boring.

The only kind of love worth having is the kind that goes on living and laughing and fighting and loving.

When one man says, “No, I won’t,” Rome begins to fear.

If you always do what is easy and choose the path of least resistance, you never step outside your comfort zone. Great things don’t come from comfort zones.

Be the winner in your life!

Courage is the vision that lets us see ourselves in the mirror of our fears.

While it is easy to blame the hand of the abuser, when that hand no longer is raised against you, why do you continue to feel the burn of its touch?

In a strange way, I envied the quality of Morrie's time even as I lamented its diminishing supply. Why did we bother with all the distractions we did?

I need you to pray for me; I need you to care for me. I need you to want me to win. I need to know where I'm heading, because I know where I've been.

In all of history, we have found just one cure for error—a partial antidote against making and repeating grand, foolish mistakes, a remedy against self-deception. That antidote is criticism.

Our government is a gift from God, who calls us to be good stewards of it.

I think there are presences out there that we can't see or directly communicate with that have benevolent influence on us. Whether they're angels or something else, I'm not sure.