The trouble with parents is that by the time they are experienced, they are unemployed.

The prayer of the farmer kneeling in his field to weed it, the prayer of the rower kneeling with the stroke of his oar, are true prayers heard throughout nature.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

It was my family that wanted me to be a teacher. That was safe, you see. To be a painter was terrible.

Josef Albers

Femininity appears to be one of those pivotal qualities that is so important no one can define it.

Caroline Bird

Perseverance is a principle that should be commendable in those who have judgment to govern it

Mark Twain

You know, I've learned a lot from every person I've collaborated with, from Madlib to Jean Grae and Hi-Tek, to Mos to DJ Quik, to even somebody like Jermaine Dupri. I've taken something important away from every experience.

Talib Kweli

If I were an Englishman, I should esteem the man who advised a war with China to be the greatest living enemy of my country. You would be beaten in the end, and perhaps a revolution in India would follow.

Napoleon

It is a sad commentary of our times when our young must seek advice and counsel from 'Dear Abby' instead of going to Mom and Dad.

Abigail Van Buren

When a man does a household job, he goes through three periods: contemplating how it will be done; contemplating when it will be done; and contemplating.

Marcelene Cox

Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul - and sings the tunes without the words - and never stops at all.

Emily Dickinson

The best way to give advice to your children is to find out what they want and then advise them to do it.

Harry S. Truman

I quit after a bad car accident. The thing about boxing is that you can be a star for five or six years, but when you go back to the old life, it's tough.

Olivier Martinez

You can turn off the sun, but I'm still gonna shine.

Jason Mraz