We believe that the applause of silence is the only kind that counts.

I had a sense of what leadership meant and what it could do for you. So am I surprised that I am sitting up here on the 62nd floor of Rockefeller Plaza? No.

Vernon Jordan

It wasn't idealism that made me, from the beginning, want a more secure and rational society. It was an intellectual judgment, to which I still hold. When I was young its name was socialism. We can be deflected by names. But the need was absolute, and is still absolute.

Raymond Williams

Look up, and not down; Out and not in; Forward and not back; And lend a hand.

Edward Everett Hale

When the angels present themselves, the devils abscond.

Arabic Proverb

Three people were at work on a construction site. All were doing the same job, but when each was asked what the job was, the answers varied. Breaking rocks, the first replied. Earning my living, the second said. Helping to build a cathedral, said the third.

Peter Schultz

The civilized are those who get more out of life than the uncivilized, and for this we are not likely to be forgiven.

Cyril Connolly

[God] disciplines us for our good, that we may share His holiness.

Scott Hahn

Oh, I wouldn't mind, Hazel Grace. It would be a privilege to have my heart broke by you.

John Green

The wonderful thing about Apple technology is just how intuitive it is.

James Dyson

The name game is frustrating. Agents will say, They love you, but they're going to offer it to Julia Roberts first.

Mira Sorvino

Nothing happens, nobody comes, nobody goes, it's awful.

Samuel Beckett

We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.

Kurt Vonnegut