Try to avoid complaints. Self-pity even when legitimate never fails to undermine your strength.

Do not compare yourself to others. You have a unique destiny and mission that only you can accomplish.

Personally, I believe there's a limitation to how much politics can change the world--but there's no limitation to how much individuals can change the world.

Every person who dedicates his or her life to something that belongs to the greater good is very meaningful.

Everyone has the capacity for courage. We don't need to face extreme circumstances to become admirable people.

I knew that if I wanted to survive, it wasn't about healing or trying to forget. It was about how I could use my life to answer what had happened to us. In many ways, it saved my life.

Definitions are the guardians of rationality, the first line of defense against the chaos of mental disintegration.

The wise man reads both books and life itself.

Good literacy skills can help children:-Be healthy and safe.-Do their homework to their best ability.-Get and keep a job one day.-Eventually participate in local committees or government

Patience is for dragons, ” Keegan muttered. “But dragons must learn it, just as humans must, ” Pharrgon replied.

A role model can teach you to love and respect yourself.

I've been a Democrat, I've been a Republican, and I eventually became an independent because I don't believe either party has a monopoly on good ideas or strong leadership.

In almost every area of human endeavor, the practice improves over time. That hasn't been the case for teaching.

It takes awareness that it's not only not a bad thing to let others do things their own way, it is in fact an improvement. It makes life richer and more interesting.

Fiction is not a dream. Nor is it guesswork. It is imagining based on facts, and the facts must be accurate or the work of imagining will not stand up.

Over-length is one of the things that most often results in the destruction of the movie in the cutting room.