"Be a good ancestor. Stand for something bigger than yourself. Add value to the Earth during your sojourn."

“I have this theory - that if we're told we're bad, then that's the only ideal we'll ever have.”

“Let’s not only take great photos, but let’s make great photos with our lives.”

Source : Matthew Knisely (2014). “Framing Faith: From Camera to Pen, An Award-Winning Photojournalist Captures God in a Hurried World”, p.106, Thomas Nelson Inc

“My brother Julio and I worked to improve the quality of wines from California and to put fine wine on American dinner tables at a price people could afford”

Source : "American wine giant Ernest Gallo dies", www.theguardian.com. March 7, 2007.

“Social media has given us this idea that we should all have a posse of friends when in reality, if we have one or two really good friends, we are lucky.”

“We fixed on No. 4, Queen Street Place, for our City offices, and it was from there that so many of my patented inventions were dated.”

Source : Sir Henry Bessemer (1905). “Sir Henry Bessemer, F.R.S.: An autobiography”

“[in response to a jealous comment made by Amber] PJ's mouth snarls open. "If you aren't going to play nice, my thorny little bush, I think you should return to the dirty playground that you crawled from.”

“I know what to do when they give me the ball. I know what to do to give this team a chance to win.”

“Before I ran for district attorney, two Republicans invited my husband and me to lunch. And I know a party switch was exactly what they wanted. So, I told Chuck, we'll be polite, enjoy a free lunch and then say goodbye. But we talked about issues. They never used the words Republican or Democrat, conservative or liberal. We talked about many issues, like welfare - is it a way of life or a hand up? And when we left that lunch, we got in the car, and I looked over at Chuck and said, 'I'll be damned, we're Republicans.'”

Source : Susana Martinez's speech at the Republican National Convention, www.politico.com. August 29, 2012.