Books were not an expense; they were an investment.
Success is hard, rewards are scant and the glory not always there.
How to win in life:1 work hard 2 complain less 3 listen more 4 try, learn, grow5 don't let people tell you it cant be done6 make no excuses
You know all that sympathy that you feel for an abused child who suffers without a good mom or dad to love and care for them? Well, they don't stay children forever. No one magically becomes an adult...
Some people are as angry as they seem to be only because it's the safest place to hide from more pain.
Tomorrow, smile at a perfect stranger and mean it.
The hurt that troubled children create is never greater than the hurt they feel.
Some days are better than others. The same can be said about people.
The father who has selflessly poured himself into the life of his children may leave no other monument than that of his children. But as for a life well lived, no other monument is necessary.
Belief is a wonderful way to pass the time until the facts come in.
How is it possible that suffering that is neither my own nor of my concern should immediately affect me as though it were my own, and with such force that is moves me to action?