Let us live while we are alive!

Knowing Is Not Enough; We Must Apply. Wishing Is Not Enough; We Must Do.

A useless life is an early death.

The man with insight enough to admit his limitations comes nearest to perfection.

Be always resolute with the present hour. Every moment is of infinite value.

He who is plenteously provided for from within needs but little from without.

A reasonable man needs only to practice moderation to find happiness.

Hope is the second soul of the unhappy.

Every second is of infinite value.

To tremble before anticipated evils is to bemoan what thou hast never lost.

Unrest and uncertainty are our lot.

Use two-way communication on oral exams to check the students' knowledge, not their attitudes. Checking attitudes can lead to the slippery area of subjective assessment.

The biggest payoff in achieving a goal is not what you get, but who you've become.

Throughout my career, if I have done anything, I have paid attention to every note and every word I sing - if I respect the song. If I cannot project this to a listener, I fail.

I do believe, with all my heart and mind and spirit, that I, not as President but as a humble servant of God, will receive justice without mercy if I fail to show mercy.

Of all tales 'tis the saddest--and more sad, Because it makes us smile.

Just remember when you think you're free, the crack in your heart is me.

I don't climb mountains. Mountains climb me. The mountain is myself. I climb on myself.

To love another person you have to undertake some fragment of their destiny.

Venus, when her son was lost, Cried him up and down the coast, In hamlets, palaces, and parks, And told the truant by his marks,- Golden curls, and quiver, and bow.

I love actors who are wonderful - like John Cusack and Russell Crowe, and wouldn't it be a treat to eventually direct them one day.