Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans - born in this century, tempered by war, disciplined by a hard and bitter peace.

An individual's self-concept is the core of his personality. It affects every aspect of human behavior: the ability to learn, the capacity to grow and change . . . . A strong, positive self-image is the best possible preparation for success in life.

Joyce Brothers

Trifles make perfection, but perfection is no trifle.

Michelangelo Buonarroti

I have become rather like King Midas, except that everything turns not into gold but into a circus.

Albert Einstein

A woman has the age she deserves.

Coco Chanel

Be a life long or short, its completeness depends on what it was lived for.

David Starr Jordan

He mastered whatever was not worth the knowing.

James Russell Lowell

Cruelty has a Human Heart, And jealousy a Human Face; Terror the Human Form Divine, And secrecy the Human Dress. The Human Dress is forged Iron, The Human Form a Fiery Forge, The Human Face a Furnace seal d, The Human Heart its hungry gorge.

William Blake

I see no hope for the future of our people if they are dependent on the frivolous youth of today, for certainly all youth are reckless beyond words. When I was a boy, we were taught to be discrete and respectful of elders, but the present youth are exceedingly wise and impatient of restraint.

Hesiod

An education program is, by definition, a societal program. Work should be done at school, rather than at home.

Francois Hollande

Pain is real when you get other people to believe in it. If no one believes in it but you, your pain is madness or hysteria.

Naomi Wolf

The Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need but not for every man's greed.

Mahatma Gandhi

I came from a broken home, so my mom was a major influence in my life.

Julius Erving