I had two family members involved in World War I: two great-uncles. One of them is on a memorial in France. And the other was a trench runner who survived the war. The average life span of a trench runner was 36 hours, but he survived the whole war.

The acquisition of riches has been to many not an end to their miseries, but a change in them: The fault is not in the riches, but the disposition.

Seneca (Seneca the Elder)

The sun rose slowly, as if it wasn't sure it was worth all the effort.

Terry Pratchett

Nevertheless, the number of farmers, small as well as large, who are adopting the new seeds and new technology is increasing very rapidly, and the increase in numbers during the past three years has been phenomenal.

Norman Borlaug

I think there's a vague sense out there that movies are becoming more and more unreal. I know I've felt it.

Christopher Nolan

We grow in time to trust the future for our answers.

Ruth Benedict

We are decent 99 percent of the time, when we could easily be vile.

R. W. Riis

Love is ______ (fill in the blank yourself).

Santosh Kalwar

Good enough never is

Debbi Fields

To a billion people around the world surviving on just a dollar a day, the question of what to eat tonight is more about life and death than about recipes. The struggle of poor people around the globe weighs heavily on me, especially now that I am a mother, which is why I work with Oxfam.

Giada De Laurentiis

Writing a book is a horrible, exhausting struggle, like a long bout with some painful illness. One would never undertake such a thing if one were not driven on by some demon whom one can neither resist nor understand.

George Orwell

also attributed to Vince Lombardi

Sasha Azevedo

Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?

J.K. Rowling