a society in which there is widespread economic insecurity can turn freedom into a barren and vapid right for millions of people.

To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.

Do one thing every day that scares you.

With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.

Happiness is not a goal it is a byproduct.

The giving of love is an education in itself.

Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.

Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart

A good leader inspires people to have confidence in the leader, a great leader inspires people to have confidence in themselves.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Tough times never last. Tough people do

Reading gives one something to think about other than one's self.

It should be made clear that religious freedom DOES NOT include the right to persecute others, nor the right to take away their humanity and equal treatment before the law.

What we possess owns us, and we absolutely own nothing.

The work of Jana Harris is unique in American writing. She has always had a voice of true grit—sometimes harsh, sometimes funny, always close to the bone, tart, and indomitable.

I read some of my stories recently and thought, 'How in the hell did I get away with that?' I had some really raw cynicism in some of them.

We must look a long time before we can see

This is the tendency of all living things: to avoid pain and to cling to pleasure.

Before I give you a blessing, I ask you for a favor: I want you to bless me.

Now, don't be angry after you've been afraid. That's the worst kind of cowardice.