To science, not even the bark of a tree or a drop of pond water is dull or a handful of dirt banal. They all arouse awe and wonder.

Our thoughts are ours, their ends none of our own

William Shakespeare

I want to be a cheerleader for women who have never even considered running for office or being involved in a campaign, but who in the quietness of their hearts might think, 'Why not me?'

Marianne Williamson

Our patience will achieve more than our force.

Edmund Burke

Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others.

Groucho Marx

The worst vice of a fanatic is his sincerity.

Oscar Wilde

How can Life grant us boon of living, compensate For dull grey ugliness and pregnant hate Unless we dare The soul's dominion? Each time we make a choice, we pay With courage to behold the resistless day, And count it fair.

Amelia Earhart

You are led through your lifetime by the inner learning creature, the playful spiritual being that is your real self. Don't turn away from possible futures before you're certain you don't have anything to learn from them. You're always free to change your mind and choose a different future, or a different past.

Source Unknown

Peace is not a relationship of nations. It is a condition of mind brought about by a serenity of soul. Peace is not merely the absence of war. It is also a state of mind. Lasting peace can come only to peaceful people.

Jawaharlal Nehru

Fame and success are very different things.

Enya

I find the pessimist to be, if not exactly pleasant, then at least sincere. You always know what a pessimist is thinking, and if you don

Christopher Orlet, from The Opti

In argument, truth always prevails finally in politics, falsehood always.

Walter Savage Landor

Here it is, a New Year. We got to make some resolutions, as well as interest and tax payments in this joyful season. It's the start of a New Year of trials and tribulations, and if everybody that does anything gets caught, it will be mostly trials.

Will Rogers