There is no struggle too vast, no odds too overwhelming, for even should we fail - should we fall - we will know that we have lived.

The heart of wisdom is tolerance.

Ambition is not a dirty word. Piss on compromise. Go for the throat.

You must dismantle your sources, lest you do nothing but ape the prejudices of others

And over it all, the butterflies swarmed, like a million yellow-pettalled flowers dancing on swirling winds.

Children are dying." Lull nodded. "That's a succinct summary of humankind, I'd say. Who needs tomes and volumes of history? Children are dying. The injustices of the world hide in those three words.

Your brain works with all the subtlety of a malicious child.

And in the city on all sides, the howling of the Hounds rose in an ear-shattering, soul-flailing crescendo. The Lord of Death had arrived, to walk the streets in the City of Blue Fire.

For we are all bound in stories, and as the years pile up they turn to stone, layer upon layer, building our lives.

No purer artist exists or has ever existed than a child freed to imagine.

You are very easily exasperated, my dear. If you're a leaf trembling on a wide, deep river, relax and ride the current. It's always worked for me, I assure you.

When nothing is done, nothing is won!

Deep in the meadow, hidden far away A cloak of leaves, a moonbeam ray Forget your woes and let your troubles lay

Language fits over experience like a straight-jacket.

Rather than rewriting the law under the pretense of interpreting it, the Court should have left it to Congress to decide what to do about the Act's limitation of tax credits to state Exchanges.

I would like to know how it feels for my desperation to get louder.

Leaders have followers. The primary role of a leader is to convey to those followers a sense of purpose, vision, and mission.

We've even developed a new council with Canada to promote women's business leaders and entrepreneurs.

I'm always hunting and prowling. I'm sure Brian [Bath] was exaggerating!

For me, it's all about being in a tiny room with little windows. It's almost like you have to be in a prison.

God grants an easy death only to the just.