I do not need any promise of eternity to be happy. My eternity is now. I have only one interest: to fulfill my purpose here where I am. This purpose is not given me by my parents or my surroundings. It is induced by some unknown factors. These factors make me a part of eternity.

Tough times never last but tough people do.

John Thomas "Spider" Salley

Progress is not an illusion; it happens, but it is slow and invariably disappointing.

George Orwell

Pray that God is the most important thing in your life, so much so that hurting him wold hurt you. When that happens, and your choices line up with his, it produces an amazing ripple effect of blessings--in your life, that of your family, and for the man you eventually marry.

Julie Lessman

Wealth, beauty, and fame are transient. When those are gone, little is left except the need to be useful.

Gene Tierney

We shelter children for a time; we live side by side with men; and that is all. We owe them nothing, and are owed nothing. I think we owe our friends more, especially our female friends.

Fay Weldon

The leaders I met, whatever walk of life they were from, whatever institutions they were presiding over, always referred back to the same failure - something that happened to them that was personally difficult, even traumatic, something that made them feel that desperate sense of hitting bottom--as something they thought was almost a necessity. It's as if at that moment the iron entered their soul; that moment created the resilience that leaders need.

Warren Bennis

I think that the core doctrines of Christianity - the incarnation, the resurrection, life after death-these are as strong as ever. In fact, the belief in life after death has increased in this century.

Andrew Greeley

Adolescence isn't just about prom or wearing sparkly dresses.

Jena Malone

To create the power of competence without creating a corresponding direction to guide the use of that power is bad education.

John Dickey

The stoical scheme of supplying our wants by lopping off our desires, is like cutting off our feet when we want shoes.

Jonathan Swift

... I didn't know whether to feel angry at her for making me part of her suicide or just to feel angry at myself for letting her go.

John Green

The difficult part in an argument is not to defend one's opinion, but rather to know it.

Andre Maurois