Meeting Australian mountaineer and author Tim Macartney-Snape when I was 16 in 1994 had a big impact on me. His ascent of Everest from sea to summit captured my imagination.

Reflective of the deep sense of gratitude and respect Mongolians reserved for wolves, there was a belief that only through wolves could the spirit of a deceased human be set free to go to Heaven.

I don't think patience is something that any of us grow up with in a large dose. It's a world of instant gratification.

Ultimately, it's a sense of camaraderie and friendship with local people that is core to my journeys.

Not bad, not bad at all, " Diotallevi said. "To arrive at the truth through the painstaking reconstruction of a false text.

The Web and new technology offer more opportunities to reach a world market at a lower price. Today, a person can start a business at home and reach the world market.

To get to the finish line, you'll have to try lots of different paths.

Deeds, not words - you accomplish! Do not talk!

The dilemma of our lives is that boys can do everything and girls can do very little.

Be thou comforted, little dog, Thou too in Resurrection shall have a little golden tail.

My parents immigrated from Italy and spent 40 days and 40 stinking nights on a boat so we didn't have to eat things like gizzards.

Your dreams are always going to seem much more profound to you then they are to your friend.

Teachers often make the mistake of thinking they're the boss of the class; they're not. The boss of the class is sitting down there somewhere.

Anyone who reads advice books about romance has one problem to begin with: bad taste in literature.