The sight of nature fascinates, the family tie has a sweet enchantment and patriotism gives the religious spirit a fiery devotion to the powers that it reveres.

Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go.

Jean de La Fontaine

Wisdom makes a slow defense against trouble, though a sure one in the end.

Oliver Goldsmith

Every thought you entertain is a force that goes out, and every thought comes back laden with its kind.

Ralph Waldo Trine

Most gods throw dice, but Fate plays chess, and you don't find out til too late that he's been playing with two queens all along.

Terry Pratchett

I live for my sons. I would be lost without them.

Princess of Wales Diana

What's different here is that we have now technologies that allow these life science companies to bypass classical breeding. That's what makes it both powerful and exciting.

Jeremy Rifkin

Poetry surrounds us everywhere, but putting it on paper is, alas, not so easy as looking at it.

Vincent Van Gogh

The belief that becomes truth for me - is that which allows me the best use of my strength, the best means of putting my virtues into action

Andre Gide

The Austrians are brilliant people. They made the world believe that Hitler was a German and Beethoven an Austrian.

Billy Wilder

I always thought that life was about standing your ground, no matter how strong the current was. But going with the flow isn't so bad after all. As long as it takes you forward.

Ai Yazawa

Our children are obese, either have or being threatened by diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and not socially adjusting properly to others because of a lack of fitness.

Richard Simmons

We must remind Americans that the promise of opportunity remains unbroken - that every person in this great nation can succeed through hard work, courage and personal responsibility.

Brian Sandoval