You're girls!' he shouted as if the fact had totally eluded him until then.
The strength of your life is measured by the strength of your will.
Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.
To desire and strive to be of some service to the world, to aim at doing something which shall really increase the happiness and welfare and virtue of mankind - this is a choice which is possible for all of us; and surely it is a good haven to sail for.
Be glad of life because it gives you the chance to love, to work, to play, and to look up at the stars.
Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity.
A river is the most human and companionable of all inanimate things. It has a life, a character, a voice of its own; and it is as full of good fellowship as a sugar maple is of sap. It can talk in various tones, loud or low, and of many subjects grave and gay. . . . For real company and friendship there is nothing, outside of the animal kingdom, that is comparable to a river.
Spiritual leadership ought to be given to those who have proven themselves under stress.
One of the first choices we make every day is your attitude. Wake up and put on an attitude of thanksgiving!
One of the principles we teach in our programs is "If you shoot for the stars, you'll at least hit the moon. " Poor people don't even shoot for the ceiling in their house, and then they wonder why they're not successful.
I don't want to take photographs that I won't recognize as myself, and myself isn't necessarily just blankly staring at the lens.