Biography is history seen through the prism of a person.

That someone like Obama could be elected president of the United States - with its unrivaled power and prestige - has begun to restore the country's and the world's faith in America as the land of opportunity.

Dee Dee Myers

A manager is responsible for the application and performance of knowledge.

Peter Drucker

Well-timed silence is the most commanding expression.

Mark Helprin

The woman who appeals to a man's vanity may stimulate him, the woman who appeals to his heart may attract him, but it is the woman who appeals to his imagination who gets him.

Helen Rowland

Politeness, n. The most acceptable hypocrisy.

Ambrose Bierce

Happy is your Grace That can translate the stubbornness of fortune Into so quiet and so sweet a style

William Shakespeare

O Israel, put your hope in the Lord, for with the Lord is unfailing love and with him is full redemption

Bible

I think Hispanic community - the values that resonate in our community are fundamentally conservative. They are faith, family and patriotism. Do you know the rate of military enlistment among Hispanics is higher than any demographic in this country? And they are also hard work and responsibility.

Ted Cruz

The pain we feel When someone leaves our life is in direct proportion to the joy they bring while a part of our life for a few moments. In my life you made me feel as if I truly meant something to someone

Javan

We can live without religion and meditation, but we cannot survive without human affection.

Dalai Lama

For reasons that are not well understood, war's codes are safer for most of us than love's.

David Foster Wallace

Today, I, too, wish to reaffirm that I intend to continue on the path toward improved relations and friendship with the Jewish people, following the decisive lead given by John Paul II.

Pope Benedict XVI