I went to military college in Canada and graduated as an officer in the Navy but also as an engineer.

A being afire with life cannot foresee death; in fact, by each of his deeds he denies that death exists.

Marguerite Yourcenar, Memoirs of

Enthusiasm is a telescope that yanks the misty, distant future into the radiant, tangible present.

Source Unknown

God is a concept by which we measure our pain.

John Lennon

I am a morning writer I am writing at eight-thirty in longhand and I keep at it until twelve-thirty, when I go for a swim. Then I come back, have lunch, and read in the afternoon until I take my walk for the next day's writing.

Carlos Fuentes

Of my two handicaps, being female put many more obstacles in my path than being black.

Shirley Chisholm

You can lead a boy to college, but you cannot make him to think.

Elbert Hubbard

I was thinking that when I have children, that I should always dress as a character for them, so they think their mom is Alice in Wonderland or Cinderella. It would be totally messed up!

Gwen Stefani

One of the greatest titles in the world is parent, and one of the biggest blessings in the world is to have parents to call mom and dad.

Jim DeMint

Fan the sinking flame of hilarity with the wing of friendship and pass the rosy wine.

Charles Dickens

I like to work. The self-esteem and satisfaction that I get from working makes me a better person, which makes me a better mom. I feel lucky because I have the luxury of working only one or two days a week.

Cindy Crawford

Some people's developmental path has not equipped them to stand up and let go of something.

Henry Cloud

Can an author with reason complain that he is cramped and shackled if he is not at liberty to publish blasphemy, bawdry, or sedition?; all of which are equally prohibited in the freest governments, if they are wise and well-regulated ones.

Philip Dormer Stanhope, Letter t