Opinions are a private matter. The public has an interest only in judgments.

A man builds a fine house and now he has a master, and a task for life he is to furnish, watch, show it, and keep it in repair, the rest of his days.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

One shining quality lends a luster to another, or hides some glaring defect.

William Hazlitt

Hope is a necessity for normal life and the major weapon against the suicide impulse.

Karl A. Menninger

Mr. Craig was not above talking politics occasionally, though he piqued himself rather on a wise insight than on specific information.

George Eliot

People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

To shun one's cross is to make it heavier.

Henri Frederic Amiel

My dad, he's the rocker.

Shaun White

Going to a concert can sometimes be very difficult. It can be a long journey. There's the ticket prices. But when the music goes to the community - not the community coming to the concert - they say, 'Wow! I didn't know that this music was so amazing!'

Gustavo Dudamel

Religion is organized to satisfy and guide the soul - politics does the same thing for the body.

Joyce Cary

I think the first step is to understand that forgiveness does not exonerate the perpetrator. Forgiveness liberates the victim. It's a gift you give yourself.

T. D. Jakes

Common sense tells us that the government's attempts to solve large problems more often create new ones. Common sense also tells us that a top-down, one-size-fits-all plan will not improve the workings of a nationwide health-care system that accounts for one-sixth of our economy.

Sarah Palin

The only way forward, if we are going to improve the quality of the environment, is to get everybody involved.

Richard Rogers