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- And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.
- Bible, Isaiah 32:17
- Never fear the want of business. A man who qualifies himself well for his calling, never fails of employment.
- Thomas Jefferson (1743 - 1826)
- And Charlie, don't forget about what happened to the man who suddenly got everything he ever wanted. He lived happily ever after.
- Roald Dahl (1916 - 1990), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
- Ugly. Is irrelevant. It is an immeasurable insult to a woman, and then supposedly the worst crime you can commit as a woman. But ugly, as beautiful, is an illusion.
- Margaret Cho, weblog, 01-27-04
- Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.
- Samuel Beckett (1906 - 1989), "Worstward Ho", 1983
- What is life but a series of inspired follies? The difficulty is to find them to do. Never lose a chance: it doesn't come every day.
- George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950), Pygmalion, Act 2
- Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.
- Martin Luther King Jr. (1929 - 1968), Why We Can't Wait
- It is easy to love the people far away. It is not always easy to love those close to us. It is easier to give a cup of rice to relieve hunger than to relieve the loneliness and pain of someone unloved in our home. Bring love into your home for this is where our love for each other must start.
- Mother Teresa (1910 - 1997)
- This is the story of America. Everybody's doing what they think they're supposed to do.
- Jack Kerouac (1922 - 1969), On the Road
- When you live in Texas, every single time you see snow it’s magical.
- Pamela Ribon, Why Girls Are Weird, 2003
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