You only have so much time in life so everything you do needs to mean something to you.
It is in the half fools and the half wise that the greatest danger lies.
The moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. Whatever you think you can do, or believe you can do, begin it. Action has magic, power and grace.
You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.
If you want a wise answer, ask a reasonable question.
I have come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element. It is my personal approach that creates the climate. It is my daily mood that makes the weather. . . . In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis is escalated or de-escalated, and a person is humanized or is dehumanized.
Everything is hard before it is easy.
Tools may limit the user, but the utility of tools is limited by the skill of the user.
I've never met anyone who has said, "My goal is to make America mediocre. " That's a kind of hard-right conservative fallacy.
We have some concerns if student financial aid is not keeping pace, and college costs continue to outstrip inflation.
You are absolutely beautiful," Anne said. "But if you see yourself, you'll want to pin your hair back like a shepherdess in a bad play. " (Eleanor) "Are you saying that I normally look as if I'm tending sheep? With straw in my hair? As if I might yodel?