In soliciting donations from his flock, a preacher may promise eternal life in a celestial city whose streets are paved with gold, and that's none of the law's business. But if he promises an annual free stay in a luxury hotel on Earth, he'd better have the rooms available.

I am still determined to be cheerful and happy, in whatever situation I may be; for I have also learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends upon our dispositions, and not upon our circumstances.

Martha Washington

A woman will flirt with anybody in the world as long as other people are looking on

Oscar Wilde

Is Israel going to continue to be 'Fortress Israel'? Or, as we all hope, become accepted into the neighborhood, which I believe is the only way we can move forward in harmony.

King Abdullah II

You never know what you can do until you try.

Source Unknown

Love what you do and your heart will lead the rest of the way.

Jill Telford

There is just no reason why the richest nation in the world can't provide health care to all its people.

Christine Gregoire

We had good white friends who advised us against taking the war path. My friend and brother, Mr. Chapman, told us just how the war would end.

Chief Joseph

A lot of time you write out of some unconscious place. I try to trust what is coming and where it wants to take me.

Sue Monk Kidd

Maybe that's all demons ever are. People like us, doing things without even knowing what we're doing.

Orson Scott Card

In all pointed sentences, some degree of accuracy must be sacrificed to conciseness.

Samuel Johnson

My share of the work may be limited, but the fact that it is work makes it precious.

Helen Keller

I've realized that I'm more important than food is. I love a big slice of pizza, but I love myself more. Being thin is about changing the way you think about yourself. It's about saying that you deserve to be healthy.

Valerie Bertinelli