It felt as if things were literally slipping through my fingers. Things were just streaming away from me. I lost my sense of humor. I'm still looking for that.

Philosophical argument has sometimes shaken my reason for the faith that was in me; but my heart has always assured me that the Gospel of Jesus Christ must be reality.

Daniel Webster

Rhetoric is the art of ruling the minds of men.

Plato

I shall begin my march for Camp tomorrow morning. It was not in my power to move until I could procure shoes for the troops almost barefoot.

Anthony Wayne

Without war there are no heroes.What harm would that be?Oh, Lavinia, what a woman's question that is.

Ursula K. Le Guin

Handmade presents are scary because they reveal that you have too much free time.

Doug Coupland

Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses.

Cato The Elder

One day I'll work out what it is you are saying, my lad, and then you'll be in trouble.

Terry Pratchett

Want is one only of five giants on the road of reconstruction; the others are Disease, Ignorance, Squalor, and Idleness.

Baron William Henry Beveridge

There is a criterion by which you can judge whether the thoughts you are thinking and the things you are doing are right for you. The criterion is: Have they brought you inner peace? If they have not, there is something wrong with them -- so keep seeking! If what you do has brought you inner peace, stay with what you believe is right.

Peace Pilgrim

He who wishes to secure the good of others has already secured his own.

Confucius

The first rule of focus is Wherever you are be there.

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Let me start with Yahoo. As we meet today, a Chinese citizen who had the courage to speak his mind on the Internet is in prison because Yahoo chose to share his name and address with the Chinese Government.

Tom Lantos