The misogyny that shapes every aspect of our civilization is the institutionalized form of male fear and hatred of what they have denied and therefore cannot know, cannot share: that wild country, the being of women.

We've persevered because of a belief we share with the Iraqi people - a belief that out of the ashes of war, a new beginning could be born in this cradle of civilization. Through this remarkable chapter in the history of the United States and Iraq, we have met our responsibility. Now, it's time to turn the page.

Barack Obama

Life is a journey, not a destination - we determine our destiny by the direction we take.

Anon.

You know, I don't think any mother aims to be a single mom. I didn't wish for that, but it happened.

Charlize Theron

There can never be such a thing as a free market, because it is human nature to cheat, monopolize, and buy off others so as to corner the market.

Jane Smiley

All that spirits desire, spirits attain.

Kahlil Gibran

It can be a fascinating game, noticing how any person with vitality and vigor will have a little splash of red in a costume, in a room, or in a garden...

Edgar Cayce

Truth will ultimately prevail where there is pains to bring it to light.

George Washington

Life has been very hard on me, but, at the same time, it has taught me a great deal.

Paulo Coelho

Natasha, in her lilac silk dress trimmed with black lace walked, as women can walk, with the more repose and stateliness the greater the pain and shame in her soul.

Leo Tolstoy

By nominating Chuck Hagel to be his Defense secretary, President Obama is putting forward an aloof contrarian who doesn't suffer fools - a striving politician who considers himself above politics.

Ron Fournier

Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it.

Helen Keller

You can't just wish change; you have to live the change in order for it to become a reality.

Steve Maraboli