...once students have been taught that learning is tedious, difficult, and useless, they will never learn another lesson.

She had come to letters late in her life, and though she had mastered them, they had never become her good friends.

When has been disappointed for so long, hope becomes the enemy. One cannot be dashed to the earth unless one is lifted first, and I learned to avoid hope.

It was as if I had been following a narrow trail, and had suddenly realized that at any time I could leave it and strike out cross-country.

There was a danger in asking too much of a child, but the danger of asking too little was almost equal.

I will always take your part, Bee. Right or wrong. That is why you must always take care to be right, lest you make your father a fool.

As dye soaks fibres, drawn into them to change their colour forever, so does a memory, stinging or sweet, change the fibre of a man’s character.

I was lonely, and a lonely heart has hungers that can overpower both common sense and dignity.

...there was no point in sighing after what I could not have. It only distracted me from what I did have.

How often does a man know, without question, that he has done well? I do not think it happens often in anyone's life, and it becomes even rarer once one has a child.

Stop your whining. If you are frightened, be silent. Whining is for prey. It attracts predators. And you are not prey.

Prime vision of my life is to help others. And if I can’t help them, atleast I do not try to disappoint them.

I sail, scuba dive, play football, basketball.

Nirvikalpa samadhi is another matter. In order to enter into nirvikalpa samadhi, you must have a great deal of humility.

Women spend their lives trying to look good for men. So a woman who feels she's sending the right visual signals is pleased with herself.

It is a maxim of old that among themselves all things are common to friends.

When I saw I was under attack from all sides, I knew I was on the right track.

While our nation faces many challenges that must be met regarding homeland security and our military readiness, it is imperative that we live within our means and wisely spend taxpayer dollars.

If I get an idea I put it on tape and somebody else writes it out.

The most noble fate a man can endure is to place his own mortal body between his loved home and the war's desolation.