Do the thing you fear to do and keep on doing it... that is the quickest and surest way ever yet discovered to conquer fear.

Growing up human is uniquely a matter of social relations rather than biology. What we learn from connections within the family takes the place of instincts that program the behavior of animals; which raises the question, how good are these connections?

Elizabeth Janeway

I don't see pitches down the middle anymore - not even in batting practice.

Hank Aaron

There are people who believe everything is sane and sensible that is done with a solemn face.

G. C. (Georg Christoph) Lichtenb

Punctuality is the virtue of the bored.

Evelyn Waugh

I've never followed a vegan or vegetarian diet in the past, but I think I could do it. It would not be easy. I have worked with nutritionists who have said a vegan diet is not necessarily all positive for your health, because you need nutrients you only find in meats. I believe in a balanced diet.

Joel Robuchon

What she really craved was a connection. That feeling you got when you knew you were supposed to be with someone.

J. Sterling

It is the blessing of dumb work done close to the earth-one gritty minute at a time, we move forward.

Michael Perry

There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love.

Washington Irving

I love sharing my knowledge of hitting with others. Now coaches and players at all levels can learn my systematic approach to hitting a baseball with more consistency, mental strength and accuracy.

Dusty Baker

When they're standing right in front of you, kings are a kind of speech impediment.

Terry Pratchett

Like many intellectuals, he was incapable of saying a simple thing in a simple way.

Marcel Proust

You can do what you want to do. You can be what you want to be.

David Thomas