The mere thought of divorce terrified me. To me, divorce symbolized failure.

Humanity does not ask us to be happy. It merely asks us to be brilliant on its behalf. Survival first, then happiness as we can manage it.

Orson Scott Card

Government does not create wealth. The major role for the government is to create an environment where people take risks to expand the job rate in the United States.

George W. Bush

In most books, the I, or first person, is omitted; in this it will be retained; that, in respect to egotism, is the main difference. We commonly do not remember that it is, after all, always the first person that is speaking. I should not talk so much about myself if there were anybody else whom I knew as well. Unfortunately, I am confined to this theme by the narrowness of my experience. Moreover, I, on my side, require of every writer, first or last, a simple and sincere account of his own life, and not merely what he has heard of other men's lives; some such account as he would send to his kindred from a distant land; for if he has lived sincerely, it must have been in a distant land to me. Perhaps these pages are more particularly addressed to poor students. As for the rest of my readers, they will accept such portions as apply to them. I trust that none will stretch the seams in putting on the coat, for it may do good service to him whom it fits.

Henry David Thoreau

Simplicity is the intention, purity in the affection; simplicity turns to God, purity unites with and enjoys him.

Thomas Kempis

Religion is a matter of the heart. No physical inconvenience can warrant abandonment of one's own religion.

Mahatma Gandhi

You are today where your thoughts have brought you; you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you.

James Allen

Three turns should do it.

J.K. Rowling

Americans love to fight. All real Americans love the sting of battle.

George S. Patton

I love Kathy Griffin, I think she's brilliant, but for me, there is a line when I go OK, that's too much.

Julie Brown

You don't need great faith to move mountains, you only need to use the poor faith you say you have.

Neil Velez

We all know that Americans love their statistics - in sport, obviously. And in finance too.

Evan Davis

Educate people without religion and you make them but clever devils.

Duke of Wellington Arthur Welles