My mother's only wish was to start a life in America because America was the cradle of every promise and opportunity.

The executive has no right, in any case, to decide the question, whether there is or is not cause for declaring war.

James Madison

The point to remember is what government gives it must first take away

John S. Caldwell

Before Alamein we never had a victory. After Alamein we never had a defeat.

Winston Churchill

Intelligence is not to make no mistakes, But quickly to see how to make them good.

Elbert Hubbard

The person who lives by hope will die by despair.

Italian Proverb

Follow your instincts. That's where true wisdom manifests itself.

Oprah Winfrey

I enjoy my relationship with straight men. It's very nurturing. It's very validating to hang out with straight guys and be accepted. So many of us, we were not accepted when we were younger by straight persons in high school.

Kyan Douglas

It's been one of my favorite songs for my entire life.

Jane Monheit

I think somehow we learn who we really are and then we live with that decision.

Eleanor Roosevelt

There are many different stories to tell. It's never the same. Every day weather blows in and out, alters the surface. Sometimes it is stripped down to a single essential truth, the thing that is always believed, no matter what. The seeds from which the garden has grown.

Helen Humphreys

I probably wouldn't be singing if not for Michael Jackson. When I started singing, I didn't like my tone until my mom put me on to Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder, so listening to the way they used their instrument helped me get more comfortable with my own.

Ne-Yo

Seek the Infinite, for that alone is Joy unlimited, imperishable, unfailing, self-sustaining, unconditioned, timeless. When you have this joy, human life becomes a paradise; the light, the grace, the power, the perfections of that which is highest in your inner consciousness, appear in your everyday life.

Swami Omkarananda