Contentment is a pearl of great price, and whoever procures it at the expense of ten thousand desires makes a wise and a happy purchase.

He tells himself over and over again in any choice presented to him, 'Prefer the hard.' This holds good not only in great matters, but also in very small, in fighting by the frozen Danube and in starting the day early.

Marcus Aurelius

The thing about stand-up was, I was doing all this sketch and YouTube stuff where I was not being censored and I got to do my own thing, and it was really cool.

Donald Glover

As a result of Title IX, and a new generation of parents who want their daughters to have the opportunities they never had, women's sports have arrived.

Sheryl Swoopes

When I grew up we had gym at school, two or three dance classes after school, ice skating lessons, and all sorts of sports at our finger tips. We weren't glued to computers because they didn't exist, so being active was all we knew.

Lisa Loeb

Poverty - it is life near the bone, where it is sweetest

Henry David Thoreau

I have friends in overalls whose friendship I would not swap for the favor of the kings of the world.

Thomas A. Edison

Human potential, though not always apparent, is there waiting to be discovered and invited forth.

William W. Purkey

Generally speaking, a howling wilderness does not howl: it is the imagination of the traveler that does the howling.

Henry David Thoreau

In every battle there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten, then he who continues the attack wins.

Ulysses S. Grant

We live in a disposable society. It's easier to throw things out than to fix them. We even give it a name - we call it recycling.

Neil LaBute

Have you ever felt the longing for someone you could admire? For something, not to look down at, but up to?

Ayn Rand

The way to make money is to buy when blood is running in the streets.

John D. Rockefeller