Enthusiasm is essential to the successful attainment of any high endeavor.

A candid spirit is mightier than the most persistent dogmatism.

The less routine the more life.

To keep the heart unwrinkled, to be hopeful, kindly, cheerful, reverent that is to triumph over old age.

First find the man in yourself if you will inspire manliness in others.

Success is sweet and sweeter if long delayed and gotten through many struggles and defeats.

I consider it the best part of an education to have been born and brought up in the country.

Books are the most mannerly of companions, accessible at all times, in all moods, frankly declaring the author's mind, without offense.

A government, for protecting business only, is but a carcass, and soon falls by its own corruption and decay.

Our ideals are our better selves.

Our friends interpret the world and ourselves to us, if we take them tenderly and truly.

Life goes on is a redundancy. Life is defined by its going on.

No matter how good a driver you are, you have to have the right car and the right team behind you in order to succeed.

Glaciers are almost gone from Glacier National Park

I breastfed both my kids for two years so, you know it was very tiring emotionally and physically.

People are Gods masterpieces, created for the purposes that God has already mapped out.

I'm really enjoying growing up. I feel like so much of my life was in an existential crisis when I was young, and I don't feel as bogged down by that anymore.

If it's true that we are here to help others, then what exactly are the others here for?

This outward spring and garden are a reflection of the inward garden.

I played the best role I've ever seen on TV or film in the last five years. It was hugely gratifying.

I like to be dressy casual. I wear jeans and nice sneakers. I wear nice clothes, but not super dressed up. I don't wear too much jewelry. I keep it simple and maybe wear just a little chain.