"For keenest enjoyment, I visit when the dew is on them, or in cloudy weather, or when the rain is falling: and I must be alone or with someone who cares for them as I do."

“In the discharge of duties my guide will be the Constitution, which I this day swear to preserve, protect, and defend.”

Source : John J. Farrell, Zachary Taylor, United States. President (1849-1850 : Taylor), United States. President (1850-1853 : Fillmore) (1971). “Zachary Taylor 1784-1850 [and] Millard Fillmore 1800-1874: chronology, documents, bibliographical aids”, Oceana Pubns

“Gratefulness is the inner gesture of giving meaning to our life by receiving life as gift.”

Source : David Steindl-Rast (1984). “Gratefulness, the Heart of Prayer: An Approach to Life in Fullness”, p.207, Paulist Press

“There is a safe, nontoxic drug called naloxone that can instantly reverse opioid overdose and prevent most of these deaths. But the drug war interferes with saving overdose victims in two ways: first, because witnesses to overdose fear prosecution, they often don't call for help until it's too late. Second, because the drug war supports the belief that making naloxone available over-the-counter or with opioid prescriptions would encourage drug use, the antidote is available only through harm reduction programs like needle exchanges or in some state programs aimed at drug users.”

“I'm going to shoot somebody," Maddie said. "Sawyer hates when people do that. It's a whole bunch of paperwork.”

“Only a fool would try to deprive working men and working women of their right to join the union of their choice.”

“The great thing about visual horror films is there's real potential for strong, beautiful imagery. It's the one genre that really lends itself to creating strong images. And I've always loved that idea of windmills - your mind aimlessly spinning.”

“How can I say what it was like to breathe again? I felt newborn. I staggered in the light of the world and took deep gulps of fresh sea air. It was late in the day: the wet mouth of the afternoon was full on my face. My soul blossomed in that brief moment as they led me out of doors. I fell, my skirts in the mud, and I turned my face upwards as if in prayer. I could have wept from the relief of light.”

“I love Saturday nights with my best friend and a big bowl of pasta, wanting a good scare, something that will say, 'Listen, your life is not as bad as this. Your life can be so much worse'.”