I always pet a dog with my left hand because if he bit me I'd still have my right hand to paint with.

A man's first care should be to avoid the reproaches of his own heart, and his next to escape the censures of the world.

Joseph Addison

I studied secondary education.

Jim McKay

Curiosity is one of the forms of feminine bravery.

Victor Hugo

To be able to fill leisure intelligently is the last product of civilization.

Arnold J. Toynbee

All perception of truth is the detection of an analogy we reason from our hands to our head.

Henry David Thoreau

A human being is a part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feeling as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.

Albert Einstein

If you're in trouble, or hurt or need -- go to the poor people. They're the only ones that'll help -- the only ones.

John Steinbeck

If you can give your child only one gift, let it be enthusiasm.

Bruce Barton

Know what you want. Become your real self.

David Harold Fink

Life is like music it must be composed by ear, feeling, and instinct, not by rule.

Samuel Butler

I've actually suffered from allergies my entire life. My mom had allergies, so I was aware of what an issue they can be. Many people allow their allergies to affect their lives. As a mom with two kids and two jobs, I just can't let allergies slow me down. It's a day to day thing that can really be remedied by finding the right medication.

Alison Sweeney

You should read in your own field only when you're young. When I was 8, 10, 12, 16, 25, I read science fiction. But then I went on to Alexander Pope and John Donne and Moliere to mix it up.

Ray Bradbury