"About the only thing we have left that actually discriminates in favor of the plain people is the stork."

“Of all the joyous motives of school life, the love of knowledge is the only abiding one; the only one which determines the scale, so to speak, upon which the person will hereafter live.”

Source : Charlotte Mason (2013). “School Education”, p.202, Simon and Schuster

“And the other issue is Gore, $4.6 trillion - the single largest expansion of government in American history, from universal preschool, now, to prescriptions to health care - it is Socialism 101.”

“Every so often my life will feel like a story. It doesn't have to be a big thing; in fact, most often, it's just the opposite.”

“Pity the selfishness of lovers: it is brief, a forlorn hope; it is impossible.”

“A lot of people are burning' C.D.'s. There are a lot of people burnin' peoples stuff, and that hurts a lot of rappers.”

Source : Source: djbooth.net

“My own child, one of them, died of AIDS. A brilliant boy.”

Source : "Ex-freedom fighter Kenneth Kaunda on Africa's new battles", www.cnn.com. August 4, 2010.

“Even the one moment that you thought was your eternity fades out and is forgotten and dies.”

“Nicky Egan has the finesse of Bonnie Raitt merged with the primal force of Janis Joplin. It is a rare combination. Her passion is a joy to behold - and her talent is undeniable. She belongs in any conversation about great contemporary female soul singers. If you're up for a revelatory evening, then put her high on your list.”