PRAY, v. To ask that the laws of the universe be annulled in behalf of a single petitioner confessedly unworthy.

It is almost everywhere the case that soon after it is begotten the greater part of human wisdom is laid to rest in repositories.

G. C. (Georg Christoph) Lichtenb

Dad went to Canada to learn how to fly with the Royal Canadian Air Force. He took me on my first airplane ride, where I could have a hand on the stick.

Wally Schirra

Man's unhappiness, as I construe, comes of his greatness; it is because there is an Infinite in him, which with all his cunning he cannot quite bury under the Finite.

Thomas Carlyle

But life is long. And it is the long run that balances the short flare of interest and passion

Sylvia Plath

Humans do not possess a single, focused will. In their hearts, they have countless bugs, buzzing in all directions. There are times when all these bugs pounce on the same food, but when they are focused on different desires, people take actions that can only be described as incoherent.

Kouhei Kadono

My eyes went straight to a soft woman who sat facing the wrong way at the bar top. Soft, because I knew if I were to touch her skin, it would feel like a peach, the kind of woman you could almost smell from inside the building. Instead of facing Andy, she had her back to him, keeping an eye on the door. That must be her. Her hair was exquisite. She was really the most beautiful woman I had ever seen. A golden crown of braids and curls complimented her sun-kissed skin. Her dress draped perfectly over her body, and in that moment, I needed her more than I needed air.

Chelsie Shakespeare

The secret to building large apps is never build large apps. Break your applications into small pieces. Then, assemble those testable, bite-sized pieces into your big application.

Justin Meyer

Going to parties usually makes me feel depressed, just because I have such social fear after meeting people.

Florence Welch

Meditation is an essential travel partner on your journey of personal transformation. Meditation connects you with your soul,and this connection gives you access to your intuition, your heartfelt desires, your integrity, and the inspiration to create a life you love.

Sarah McLean

I want to walk into a room, be it a hospital for the dying or a hospital for the sick children, and feel that I am needed. I want to do, not just to be.

Princess of Wales Diana

Education is for improving the lives of others and for leaving your community and world better than you found it.

Marian Wright Edelman

'Tis better to be silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.

Abraham Lincoln