"When you truly know the meaning of the word love, you will also know the meaning of the word pain."

“By observing natural scientific discoveries through a perception deepened by meditation, we can develop a new awareness of reality. This awareness could become the bedrock of a spirituality that is not based on the dogmas of a given religion, but on insights into a higher and deeper meaning. I am referring to the ability to recognize, to read, and to understand the firsthand revelations.”

“Nature that framed us of four elements, Warring within our breasts for regiment, Doth teach us all to have aspiring minds: Our souls, whose faculties can comprehend The wondrous architecture of the world, And measure every wandering planet's course, Still climbing after knowledge infinite, And always moving as the restless spheres, Wills us to wear ourselves, and never rest, Until we reach the ripest fruit of all, That perfect bliss and sole felicity, The sweet fruition of an earthly crown.”

Source : 'Tamburlaine the Great' (1590) pt. 1, act 2, sc. 7

“For the first time in history, Congress has 100 women in it. Congratulations. Welcome to modern times, America. It's great having 100 women in Congress. Unless you're in line for the congressional bathroom.”

“We must dare to think 'unthinkable' thoughts. We must learn to explore all the options and possibilities that confront us in a complex and rapidly changing world.”

“Friendships that don't fit my life anymore have faded away, and new ones have come in.”

Source : "Survivor Amanda Lindhout Pens 'A House in the Sky'". Interview with Maureen Halushak, www.flare.com. October 20, 2013.

“Country Music is great music because it really comes from real life experiences. It is such a great haven for reality.”

“Country music is a form letter. You fi ll in the blanks. You move from one broken heart to the next one and from this marriage to that divorce, from a beating here to a beating there.”

“Attacks of divine transports are of pride and I accept the part assigned.”