Jealousy is the fire of envy that seeks to destroy another's beauty, rather than to create its own.

Assertiveness is most effective when least applied.

It is difficult to prove yourself reliable when people are required to wait for you.

Hypocrisy is the audacity to preach integrity from a den of corruption.

Dignity is the reward of holding oneself accountable to conscience.

Being assertive in the home does not produce any smiling faces, but it does bring out a few tongues.

In mere moments of togetherness, families forge their most indelibe memories.

Good men are bound by conscience and liberated by accountability.

Few moments in life are more gratifying than those when the arrogant are exposed as the ignorant.

Fairness is man's ability to rise above his prejudices.

A cheerful demeanor makes brighter the day; as the sun, chasing darkness and sorrow away.

I have won.

I too realize that the less I preach the more likely I am to be heard.

Distinctly American poetry is usually written in the context of one's geographic landscape, sometimes out of one's cultural myths, and often with reference to gender and race or ethnic origins.

Boxing is the sport to which all other sports aspire.

Multiple Inheritance is like a parachute. You don't often need it, but when you do, you really need it.

Even when the urgent is good, the good can keep you from your best, keep you from your unique contribution, if you let it.

All the various component parts of the Hebrew worship subserve this great purpose, the bringing of man into communication with God.

During this time we've been apart, it's you I've thought of when I'm at my weakest, and you who have pulled me through.

Beauty is essentially spiritual. The authentic beauty lies in the heart.

But the only thing that distracts me from my current situation is fantasizing about killing President Snow.