"I'm saying with very few exceptions nothing lasts forever, and among those exceptions, no work or thought of man is numbered."

“I’ve learned that if you can’t get it all together to accomplish this thing called peace, you do at least your part in your life, because that’s where you can truly make an immediate difference.”

“If you've been fat, you will always feel and see the world as a fat person; you know how difficult it is... It's the same coming from a working-class background... it never leaves you.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com

“I love the freedom to do whatever I want with style and not be put into a box.”

Source : "Melanie Fiona Talks New Album, Whitney Houston And Starting Her Clothing Line". Interview with Julee Wilson, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 4, 2012.

“I'm never a failure, unless I quit trying, and neither are you.”

“Heartache forces us to embrace God out of desparate, urgent need. God is never closer than when your heart is aching.”

“In the morning the sunflower blossoms due to the sun's rays. This morning I just wanted to remind you that my heart blossoms with love for you everyday I wake up and it is going to do that forever.”

“Be the measure great or small, let it be honest in every part.”

Source : John Bright, H. J. Leech (1885). “The Public Letters of John Bright”, London : S. Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington

“I'll tell you about it because I am here and you are distant.”