If boys and men are to be welded together in the glow of transient feeling, they must be made of metal that will mix, else they inevitably fall asunder when the heat dies out.

I ... having filled my life with the spiritual blessings Christianity gave me, brimful of these blessings and living by them, I, like a child, not understanding them, destroy them -- that is, I wish to destroy that by which I live.

Leo Tolstoy

Now very much against her will, she thought of the way Jace had looked at her then, the blaze of faith in his eyes, his belief in her. He had always thought she was strong. He had showed it in everything he did, in every look and every touch. Simon had faith in her too, yet when he'd held her, it had been as if she were something fragile, something made of delicate glass. But Jace had held her with all the strength he had, never wondering if she could take it--he'd known she was as strong has he was.

Cassandra Clare

Pennsylvania is a very tough state people don't last long in Pennsylvania politics.

Arlen Specter

My mom told me to do whatever I wanted to do and don't get too anxious about it.

David Giuntoli

When written in Chinese, the word crisis is composed of two characters -- one represents danger, and the other represents opportunity.

John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Equal interchange of goods and service between buyer and seller is the keynote of tomorrow's business world when the vision of the modern business man awakens him to the wisdom of writing that policy into his code of ethics.

Walter Russell

Success is that old ABC -- ability, breaks, and courage.

Charles Luckman

You are the one star I wish upon nightly; praying your glory will fall from the heavens and land in my undeserving arms.?

Richelle E. Goodrich

I think there's been a big problem between religion, or organized religion, and spirituality.

Dave Davies

Love is a smoke made with the fume of sighs.

William Shakespeare

Expressions are many but Thy loveliness is one; Each of us refers to that single Beauty.

Fakhruddin 'Iraqi

The golden opportunity you are seeking is in yourself. It is not in your environment it is not in luck or chance, or the help of others it is in yourself alone.

Orison Swett Marden