Looking' his last' upon the scene of his former joys and his later sufferings, and wishing 'she' could see him now, abroad on the wild sea, facing peril and death with a dauntless heart, going to his doom with a grim smile on his lips.

I swear, by my life and my love of it, that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine.

Ayn Rand

There's no question that a great teacher can make a huge difference in a student's achievement, and we need to recruit, train and reward more such teachers. But here's what some new studies are also showing: We need better parents. Parents more focused on their children's education can also make a huge difference in a student's achievement.

Thomas Friedman

She realized as a girl of eight that if she sat down and wrote her stories, she could escape the parts of life she didn't like, embroider the parts she did and thus control the life she had.

Dudley Clendinen

He was a dying man looking down on the surgeons trying to save him.

John Green

There is no grief like the grief that does not speak.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

All diseases run into one, old age.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

I've been there and done all that, sold millions of records, and that doesn't bring you peace.

Michael W. Smith

War is Peace Freedom is Slavery Ignorance is Strength

George Orwell

In words are seen the state of mind and character and disposition of the speaker.

Plutarch

If you don't do anything, you simply end up overwhelmed by something happening.

Matsuri Hino

Other sports play once a week but this sport is with us every day.

Peter Ueberroth

It is not so much our friends' help that helps us, as the confidence of their help.

Epicurus