The world is blood-hot and personal. —Sylvia Plath
My father, [was] a mid-level phonecompany manager who treated my mother at best like an incompetent employee. At worst? He never beat her, but his pure, inarticulate fury would fill the house for days...
We have two natures within us, both struggling for mastery. Which one will dominate us? It depends on which one we feed.
Arise, my love, let us try to set these ashes on fire again!
If you're not reaching back to help anyone then you're not building a legacy.
Real power, is the power that empowers without corruption
Those who are crazy enough to think they can change the world usually do.
Success is hard, rewards are scant and the glory not always there.
It is no accident that the words discipline and disciple resemble each other in the English language. The most common word in the Gospels for a Christian is disciple.
Through challenge and difficulty, we learn to see life differently than before.
Of all the varieties of virtues, liberalism is the most beloved.