So nigh is grandeur to our dust, So near is God to man,When Duty whispers low, 'Thou must,' The youth whispers, 'I can.

Man lies down and does not rise until the heavens are no more. They will not awake nor arise from their sleep.

James Dye

Giving up even an ounce of precious freedom is a very serious thing to do.

Charles Schumer

In war, whichever side may call itself the victor, there are no winners, but all are losers.

Neville Chamberlain

You only grow when you are alone.

Paul Newman

In the end you should always do the right thing even if it's hard.

Nicholas Sparks

If, in my retirement to the humble station of a private citizen, I am accompanied with the esteem and approbation of my fellow citizens, trophies obtained by the bloodstained steel, or the tattered flags of the tented field, will never be envied. The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only legitimate object of good government.

Thomas Jefferson

We have an obligation and a responsibility to be investing in our students and our schools. We must make sure that people who have the grades, the desire and the will, but not the money, can still get the best education possible.

Barack Obama

Be who you are and be that well.

Saint Francis de Sales

During the Great Depression, when people laughed their worries disappeared. Audiences loved these funny men. I decided to become one.

Jerry Stiller

A real scientist solves problems, not wails that they are unsolvable.

Anne McCaffrey

Fiction is a piece of truth that turns lies to meaning.

Dorothy Allison

When I played in the sandbox, the cat kept covering me up.

Rodney Dangerfield