"In some cultures, when you give someone a gift, it's expected that they will pass it on. This seems like a peculiar practice in the West, but in many other societies, a gift has a spirit. If you try to possess the gift, you remove its spirit as a gift."

“Success in any endeavor does not happen by accident. Rather, it’s the result of deliberate decisions, conscious effort, and immense persistence...all directed at specific goals.”

“What is prudence in the conduct of every private family can scarce be folly in that of a great kingdom.”

“The Gospel is not presented to mankind as an argument about religious principals. Nor is it offered as a philosophy of life. Christianity is a witness to certain facts; to events that have happened, to hopes that have been fulfilled, to realities that have been experienced, to a Person who has lived and died and been raised from the dead to reign forever.”

“The opportunity ahead for Microsoft is vast, but to seize it, we must focus clearly, move faster and continue to transform. A big part of my job is to accelerate our ability to bring innovative products to our customers more quickly.”

Source : "Microsoft Names New Ceo, Gates' Role Changed" By Luke Karmali, www.ign.com. February 4, 2014.

“Determination can be a battle or a thrill. Choose to be thrilled.”

“The people who shape our lives and our cultures have the ability to communicate a vision or a quest or a joy or a mission.”

“God deals us all different hands. How we play 'em is up to us.”

Source : Jeannette Walls (2010). “Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel”, p.15, Simon and Schuster

“Love never offers to anyone wings so easy that he does not hold him back with his other hand.”