"I didn't go to school three years for nothing. It was something that was understood. Even though I went to play baseball, one day I would come back and get my degree."

“No one can love you until you love yourself, and you cannot love anyone else, until you love yourself.”

“If you bet on individuals instead of the people, you are going to fail.”

“Our listeners asked us: "What is chaos?" We're answering: "We do not comment on economic policy.”

Source : "The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival". Book by John Vaillant, August 24, 2010.

“Proverbs, and the wisdom literature in general, counter the idea that being spiritual means handing all decisions over to the leading of the Lord. The opposite is true. Proverbs reveals that God does not make all people’s decisions for them, but rather expects them to use his gift of reason to interpret the circumstances and events of life within the framework of revelation that he has given. Yet when they have exercised their responsibility in decision-making, they can look back and see that the sovereign God has guided.”

“Off the ice, I can be soft, and I can be elegant and sweet.”

“I am a big believer that you have to nourish any relationship. I am still very much a part of my friends' lives and they are very much a part of my life. A First Lady who does not have this source of strength and comfort can lose perspective and become isolated.”

Source : "Winning with People: Discover the People Principles that Work for You Every Time". Book by John C. Maxwell, 2005.

“Praise is literal food for feminine qualities. If you want your woman to grow in her radiance health, happiness, love, beauty, power and depth, praise these qualities. Praise them daily. A number of times.”

Source : David Deida (2008). “The Way of the Superior Man: A Spiritual Guide to Mastering the Challenges of Women, Work, and Sexual Desire: Easyread Super Large 20pt Edition”, p.90, ReadHowYouWant.com

“Reading is entering into the consciousness of another human being.”