In their sympathies, children feel nearer animals than adults. They frolic with animals, caress them, share with them feelings neither has words for. Have they ever stroked any adult with the love they bestow on a cat? Hugged any grownup with the ecstasy they feel when clasping a puppy?

The biggest fear I have is to die with regrets, and of course that will come true.

Alexander Payne

A man's every action is inevitably conditioned by what surrounds him and by his own body.

Leo Tolstoy

You go to college not only for the latest knowledge but also to meet people from different backgrounds. That's the genius of the American higher-education system compared with the Europeans'. We don't simply skim the elite.

Donna Shalala

Americans' addiction to sports, with the NFL at the top, is based on the excitement generated by the potential for the unexpected great play which can only happen with honest competition from great athletes.

Arlen Specter

Inspirations never go in for long engagements they demand immediate marriage to action.

Brendan Francis

Salvation is more than a word, It is His Word. His word became flesh so we have the opportunity to live.

Tabitha Robin

The moment a man talks to his fellows he begins to lie.

Hilaire Belloc, The Silence of t

The road winds up the hill to meet the height; Beyond the locust hedge it curves from sight -- And yet no man would foolishly contend. That where he sees it not, it makes an end.

Emma Carleton

In Goddess religion death is not feared, but is understood to be a part of life, followed by birth and renewal.

Carol P. Christ

I spend my happiest hours in reading Vedantic books. They are to me like the light of the morning, like the pure air of the mountains - so simple, so true, if once understood.

Max Muller

The World Health Organization has recognized acupuncture as effective in treating mild to moderate depression.

Andrew Weil

What our sword has won in half a year, our sword must guard for half a century.

Helmuth Graf Von Moltke