... she knew in her heart that to be without optimism, that core of reasonless hope in the spirit rather than the brain, was a fatal flaw, the seed of death.

Patriotism is a pernicious, psychopathic form of idiocy

George Bernard Shaw

Success demands singleness of purpose.

Vince Lombardi

People who avoid the brick walls - all power to ya, but we all have to hit them sometimes in order to push through to the next level, to evolve.

Jennifer Aniston

The circulation of confidence is better than the circulation of money.

James Madison

The last temptation is the greatest treason: To do the right deed for the wrong reason.

TS (Thomas Stearns) Eliot

Lazy people tend not to take chances, but express themselves by tearing down other's work.

Ann Rule

Poetry is boned with ideas, nerved and blooded with emotions, all held together by the delicate, tough skin of words.

Paul Engle

You will find peace not by trying to escape your problems, but by confronting them courageously. You will find peace not in denial, but in victory.

J. Donald Walters

Don't be pushed by your problems. Be led by your dreams.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

It is impossible for capitalism to survive, primarily because the system of capitalism needs some blood to suck. Capitalism used to be like an eagle, but now it's more like a vulture. It used to be strong enough to go and suck anybody's blood whether they were strong or not. But now it has become more cowardly, like the vulture, and it can only suck the blood of the helpless. As the nations of the world free themselves, the capitalism has less victims, less to suck, and it becomes weaker and weaker. It's only a matter of time in my opinion before it will collapse completely.

Malcolm X

I've lost my faith in science.

Bette Davis

Whenever I get to a low point, I go back to the basics. I ask myself, Why am I doing this? It comes down to passion.

Lyn St. James