I cherish the creation of public space and services, especially health, housing and the comprehensive education system which dared to give so many of us ideas 'above our station.'

Success in almost any field depends more on energy and drive than it does on intelligence. This explains why we have so many stupid leaders.

Sloan Wilson

Studying is something I really love doing, and I just hope to have enough money for tuition.

Alexandra Kosteniuk

The individual who has to justify his existence by his own efforts is in eternal bondage to himself.

Eric Hoffer

Being willing to change allows you to move from a point of view to a viewing point -- a higher, more expansive place, from which you can see both sides.

Thomas Crum

I well understand your doing this, said the notary. A man of science can't be expected to burden himself with the practical details of existence. Charles felt soothed by these oily words: they flattered his weakness, making it look like preoccupation with lofty things.

Gustave Flaubert

Hope is possible, when you decide to believe that what you are hoping for is possible.

Patti Snodgrass

We are built to conquer environment, solve problems, achieve goals, and we find no real satisfaction or happiness in life without obstacles to conquer and goals to achieve.

Maxwell Maltz

I think knowing what you cannot do is more important than knowing what you can.

Lucille Ball

It sometimes is just the fear of being misunderstood.

Terry Gross

People think that whatever I put into strips has happened to me in my life.

Lynda Barry

A growing awareness of the depth of popular attachment to the family has led some liberals to concede that family is not just a buzzword for reaction.

Christopher Lasch

The American Dream, coupled with government subsidies of utilities and cheap consumer goods courtesy of slave labour somewhere else, has kept the poor huddled masses from rising up.

Elizabeth Wurtzel