The most important lesson that I have learned is to trust God in every circumstance. Lots of times we go through different trials and following God's plan seems like it doesn't make any sense at all. God is always in control and he will never leave us.

Preparing our city to achieve its destiny will require strong leadership.

Thomas Menino

I had to learn how to chop wood actually - I don't think my dad would have let me go chop wood in the backyard growing up.

Jennifer Lawrence

To all those who have suffered as a consequence of our troubled past I extend my sincere thoughts and deep sympathy. With the benefit of historical hindsight we can all see things which we would wish had been done differently or not at all.

Queen Elizabeth II

Societies need rules that make no sense for individuals. For example, it makes no difference whether a single car drives on the left or on the right. But it makes all the difference when there are many cars!

Marvin Minsky

In education, they say either property taxes have to go up, or we'll have poor education - that's a false choice.

Scott Walker

Having each some shingles of thought well dried, we sat and whittled them.

Henry David Thoreau

Nixon was an awful president in many ways, including in some of his foreign-policy choices. But he left no doubt that foreign policy and America's leadership in the world outside its borders was of paramount importance to him.

John Podhoretz

Let's forgive someone for Valentines day, it's a great way to show love, and forgive yourself too for the hurt you held onto.

Jay Woodman

Learning is a result of listening, which in turn leads to even better listening and attentiveness to the other person. In other words, to learn from the child, we must have empathy, and empathy grows as we learn.

Alice Miller

The great proof of madness is the disproportion of one's designs to one's means.

Napoleon Bonaparte

Nature does not loathe virtue: it is unaware of its existence.

Fran, A Letter to Myself

Power without responsibility -- the prerogative of the harlot throughout the ages.

Stanley Baldwin