A man of talent is not born to be left to himself, but to devote himself to art and good masters who will make something of him.

Wearing spectacles makes men conceited, because spectacles raise them to a degree of sensual perfection which is far above the power of their own nature.

Invention requires an excited mind; execution, a calm one.

Whether your glass is half full or half empty, hope can fill it up.

There is a reason that all things are as they are, and did you see with my eyes and know with my knowledge, you would perhaps better understand.

Our children cannot be assumed to follow in our footsteps, assuage our losses, or compensate for our inadequacies.

No one knew what she was doing in Colonia Hidalgo, although it was most likely, according to the police, that she'd been taking a walk and had come upon death purely by chance.

Time is the wisest counselor.

Wouldn't it help Americans more, in the long run, if we were forced to accept some responsibility for the environmental wreckage we prefer to assume is totally out of our control?

Today the devil as a wolf in supposedly a new suit of sheep’s clothing is enticing some men to parrot his line by advocating planned government guaranteed security at the expense of our liberties.

Bad writers are nearly always haunted by the notion that Latin or Greek words are grander than Saxon ones.

My passion for maternal and child health led me to continue my studies and pursue the path of midwifery. And here I am now... still catching babies.

We will never stop illegal immigration until this country has a comprehensive, realistic immigration policy.