I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow.

Written laws are like spider's webs; they will catch, it is true, the weak and the poor, but would be torn in pieces by the rich and powerful.

Anacharsis

My mom was a waitress, and my dad was a plumber who worked for the City of San Clemente fixing mains breaks, so not too glamorous.

Shaun White

When they start the game, they don't yell, Work ball. They say, Play ball.

Willie Stargell

Even the best of friends cannot attend each other's funeral.

Kehlog Albran

Good buildings come from good people, and all problems are solved by good design.

Stephen Gardiner

Beauty and sadness always go together. Nature thought beauty too rich to go forth Upon the earth without a meet alloy.

George MacDonald

The residents and elected officials of Long Island have fought vigorously for many years and spent millions of dollars to preserve the quality of life that the Long Island Sound offers.

Tim Bishop

If I have not seen as far as others, it is because there were giants standing on my shoulders.

Harold Abelson

If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.

Harry S Truman

Hope is the denial of reality.

Margaret Weis

The emotional, sexual, and psychological stereotyping of females begins when the doctor says: It's a girl.

Shirley Chisholm

Said in answer to the question: What would you advise a person to do if that person felt a nervous breakdown coming on?

Karl Menninger