I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice. Abraham Lincoln, speech in Washington D.C., 1865

Every single one of us can do things that no one else can do — can love things that no one else can love. We are like violins. We can be used for doorstops, or we can make...

Unless I am what I am and feel what I feel — as hard as I can and as honestly and truly as I can — then I am nothing. Elizabeth Janeway

If you are not afraid of the voices inside you, you will not fear the critics outside you. Natalie Goldberg

Courage is fear that has said its prayers. Dorothy Bernard

I think that wherever your journey takes you, there are new gods waiting there, with divine patience — and laughter. Susan M. Watkins

Perseverance and audacity generally win. Dorothee Deluzy

Never underestimate the power of passion. Eve Sawyer