I am struck by the fact that personal faith and political agendas are intertwined more closely now than at any other time in recent history.

Many of my books come from what if questions that I can't answer, things that I'm worried about as either a woman, a wife, a mom, an American.

Jodi Picoult

When a person cannot deceive himself the chances are against his being able to deceive other people.

Mark Twain

It has been said, 'the truth will make men free.' The truth alone has never made anyone free. It is only doubt which will bring mental emancipation.

Anton Szandor LaVey

Smile, it is the key that fits the lock of everybody's heart.

Anthony J. D'Angelo

Home is one's birthplace, ratified by memory.

Henry Anatole Grunwald

The devil has put a penalty on all things we enjoy in life. Either we suffer in health or we suffer in soul or we get fat.

Albert Einstein

The police cannot protect the citizen at this stage of our development, and they cannot even protect themselves in many cases. It is up to the private citizen to protect himself and his family, and this is not only acceptable, but mandatory.

Jeff Cooper

Preparing our city to achieve its destiny will require strong leadership.

Thomas Menino

David was the kind of guy who was totally supportive of the actors and instructed the writing staff to trust the actor's instincts, since after all, it's the actors playing the character.

William Devane

Let a good person do good deeds with the same zeal that an evil person does bad ones.

Shalom Rokeach

Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan 'press on' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.

Calvin Coolidge

Before this learning experience, I had assumed that with regard to programs that sought to help people out of poverty, the political world was essentially divided into two camps: conservatives who opposed these for a variety of reasons, and liberals who supported them.

Barney Frank