Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure.

Men know that women are an overmatch for them, and therefore they choose the weakest or the most ignorant. If they did not think so, they never could be afraid of women knowing as much as themselves.

Samuel Johnson

The God who existed before any religion counts on you to make the oneness of the human family known and celebrated.

Desmond Tutu

Under the doctrine of separation of powers, the manner in which the president personally exercises his assigned executive powers is not subject to questioning by another branch of government.

Richard M. Nixon

Opportunities? They are all around us...There is power lying latent everywhere waiting for the observant eye to discover it.

Orison Swett Marden

My father always taught me to appreciate what you're fortunate to have and give back to those who need it. No part of our society is more important than the children, especially the ones who need our help.

Dan Marino

Men are often biased in their judgment on account of their sympathy and their interests.

George William Norris

Wicked thoughts and worthless efforts gradually set their mark on the face, especially the eyes.

Arthur Schopenhauer

We can choose a future where we export more products and outsource fewer jobs. After a decade that was defined by what we bought and borrowed, we're getting back to basics, and doing what America has always done best: We're making things again.

Barack Obama

The classics are only primitive literature. They belong to the same class as primitive machinery and primitive music and primitive medicine.

Stephen Leacock

All pain is a punishment, and every punishment is inflicted for love as much as for justice.

Joseph De Maistre

A healthy outside starts from the inside.

Robert Urich

After finding no qualified candidates for the position of principal, the school board is extremely pleased to announce the appointment of David Steele to the post.

Philip Streifer