Hodge had given up a long time ago trying to live a better life or a different one;all he wanted was not to be afraid, and so he was afraid all the time

A stupid man's report of what a clever man says is never accurate because he unconsciously translates what he hears into something he can understand.

Bertrand Russell

The whole principle is wrong; it's like demanding that grown men live on skim milk because the baby can't eat steak.

Robert A. Heinlein, on censorshi

Begin to free yourself at once by doing all that is possible with the means you have, and as you proceed in this spirit the way will open for you to do more.

Robert Collier

Joy lies in the fight, in the attempt, in the suffering involved, not in the victory itself

Mahatma Gandhi

As long as male behavior is taken to be the norm, there can be no serious questioning of male traits and behavior. A norm is by definition a standard for judging; it is not itself subject to judgment.

Myriam Miedzian

You know who is against democracy in the Middle East? The husbands. They got used to their way of life. Now, the traditional way of life must change. Everybody must change. If you don't give equal rights to women, you can't progress.

Shimon Peres

Experience teaches us that we do not always receive the blessings we ask for in prayer.

Mary Baker Eddy

Charity But how shall we expect charity towards others, when we are uncharitable to ourselves? Charity begins at home, is the voice of the world; yet is every man his greatest enemy, and, as it were, his own executioner.

Sir Thomas Browne

My dad is this very sensible guy who never let me feel that anything was beyond my station.

Mireille Enos

You cannot perform in a manner inconsistent with the way you see yourself.

Zig Ziglar

We conclude that in the field of public education the doctrine of 'separate but equal' has no place.

Earl Warren

Life is a progress, and not a station.

Ralph Waldo Emerson