"It is not true that love makes all things easy; it makes us choose what is difficult."

“My parents taught me honesty, truth, compassion, kindness and how to care for people. Also, they encouraged me to take risks, to boldly go. They taught me that the greatest danger in life is not taking the adventure.”

Source : "My family values: Brian Blessed". Interview with Chris Hall, www.theguardian.com. January 1, 2010.

“I think one of the political problems we have in this country is the perspective that all soccer moms think alike, all African-Americans think alike.”

Source : "Freshman Rep. Anne Northup Wins GOP Attention with Flair". Interview with Susan Crabtree, www.questia.com. August 25, 1997.

“I really think that there was a great advantage in many ways to being a woman. I think we are a lot better at personal relationships, and then have the capability obviously of telling it like it is when it's necessary.”

“In today's competitive economy, to stand still is to die.”

“It's a special person - and personality - who can lead a start-up to soaring success and sustain that success for the long term. Apple co-founder Steve Jobs and Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg are star examples.”

“There is the truth about the marathon and very few of you have written the truth. Even if I explain to you, you'll never understand it, you're outside of it.”

“Beauty is all about us, but how many are blind! They look at the wonder of this earth and seem to see nothing. People move hectically but give little thought to where they are going. They seek excitement...as if they were lost and desperate.”

“These blithering women who thought they could do a man's work. Why the hell couldn't they stay at home and mind their pots and pans and stick to their frocks and gossip and leave men's work to the men.”