Soldiers in foreign camps, so far from being missionaries for good, require missionaries themselves, more than the natives. Andrew Carnegie

Even the tiniest poodle is lionhearted, ready to do anything to defend home, master, and mistress.

We're never as good as we think we are, nor as bad as we think we are.

My nickname for my mom was 'The Compass.'

The world cannot be translated; It can only be dreamed of and touched.

I have so many books to write now. So I'll write from home. Sometimes I'm writing in the office too, in my cubicle. It looks like a mess. It doesn't look like anybody uses the spot.

Pay now, play later; play now, pay later.

When the day comes when you don’t believe in yourself there’s the door, get the hell out.

I want to be the best role model I can be for my family.

In Baltimore, kids grow up very quickly. You're placed in a lot of situations that a child shouldn't be in and a lot of Baltimore kids lose innocence very soon.

To desire with one’s very soul every second of every day to accomplish one’s aim.