"Put yourself in a state of mind where you say to yourself, "Here is an opportunity for me to celebrate like never before, my own power, my own ability to get myself to do whatever is necessary"."

“Standing on a street corner waiting for no one is power.”

Source : Gregory Corso, Bill Morgan (2003). “An Accidental Autobiography: The Selected Letters of Gregory Corso”, p.303, New Directions Publishing

“All words are masks and the lovelier they are, the more they are meant to conceal.”

Source : Steven Millhauser (2011). “We Others: New & Selected Stories”, p.243, Vintage

“You can't really call yourselves giant-killers any more, as you kill giants so often.”

“There are some things which cannot be learned quickly, and time, which is all we have, must be paid heavily for their acquiring. They are the very simplest things and because it takes a man's life to know them the little that each man gets from life is very costly and the only heritage he has to leave.”

Source : Josef Von Sternberg (1988). “Fun in a Chinese Laundry”

“You can't describe the feeling of being in love - when you meet someone who makes you a better person.”

“we grant evil freewill (or freewill to evil) is remaining in all natural men: we believe that freewill to good, is from grace and regeneration.”

“Life's had to break you down so you could be rebuilt”

“Ensuring all kids have access to an effective, talented teacher needs to be a national priority.”

Source : "Presidential Teacher Corps: Building a 21st Century Teaching Force" by Sen. Michael Bennet, www.huffingtonpost.com. February 10, 2011.