"remember that though humility, without firmness, may be cowardly, yet courage without humility is presumptuous."

“If I can lead a happy life, touch the lives of others in a positive way, win the respect of those that I care about... and make a few million along the way, then I have been successful.”

“I then carefully searched through the pages until I was able to find the verse that was crystal clear... It read: "Rejoice always."”

Source : Mary C. Neal, M.D. (2012). “To Heaven and Back: A Doctor's Extraordinary Account of Her Death, Heaven, Angels, and Life Again: A True Story”, p.93, WaterBrook

“The world needs people who are more comfortable standing still. We keep the earth on it axis when everybody else is bouncing around.”

Source : Bill Konigsberg (2013). “Openly Straight”, p.310, Scholastic Inc.

“I absolutely do believe that we need to not be so myopic. We ought to throw open widely the windows on the world in order to learn more about it.”

“I believe it's important that we ensure that the police have a modern and flexible workforce. I think that's what is necessary, so that they can provide the public with the service that they want.”

“I can't read music. Instead, I'd do stuff inside the piano, do harmonics and all kinds of crazy things. They used to put me in these annual piano contests down at Long Beach City College, and two years in a row, I won first prize - out of like 5,000 kids!”

“When you're having trouble and topping the ball, it means the ground is moving on you.”

“In Love's service, only wounded soldiers can serve.”