Destiny grants us our wishes, but in its own way, in order to give us something beyond our wishes.

Fatherhood to us was an act of passion, soon forgot; but not to Orem ap Avonap. Never guessing that the blond and happy farmer was no blood of his, Orem had taken a part of that simple man into himself and saved it for this time. At any time in the Palace he might run by, Youth on this shoulders or, as time went by, toddling along behind.

Orson Scott Card

The challenge for you is to decide not what is important, but what is most important and then focus your attention on that.

Steve Backley

If you asked an 18-year-old what they want to do with their life, and the options are 'Transformers' or Lars von Trier, he's probably shipping out for 'Transformers.' If you ask a 26-year-old what he wants to do, 'Transformers' or Lars von Trier, he'd probably pick Lars von Trier. So, my sensibilities are changing as I change.

Shia LaBeouf

Maybe I don't believe things myself, as well. Truth is such a transient thing.

Tracey Emin

A friend is one who knows us, but loves us anyway.

Fr. Jerome Cummings

Happiness is not pleasure, it is victory.

Zig Ziglar

The great and glorious masterpiece of man is how to live with purpose.

Michel de Montaigne

Democrats think the country works better with a strong middle class, real opportunities for poor people to work their way into it and a relentless focus on the future, with business and government working together to promote growth and broadly shared prosperity. We think 'we're all in this together' is a better philosophy than 'you're on your own.'

William J. Clinton

We are preoccupied with time. If we could learn to love space as deeply as we are now obsessed with time, we might discover a new meaning in the phrase to live like men.

Edward Abbey, Desert Solitaire

Fear of the devil is one way of doubting God.

Kahlil Gibran

The young, whether they know it or not, live on borrowed property.

Richard Livingstone

When you have a good romance, find ways to make their lives miserable and hellish...Do you think 'Titanic' would have been so popular if they had both lived? Not a prayer.

Orson Scott Card