On the day my daughter was born, I started writing a book for her. The plan was that, over the course of her life, I'd fill it with advice on how... →
Brad Meltzer
As I tell my daughter, when you want something in life - no matter how impossible it seems - you need to fight for it.
There are certain queer times and occasions in this strange mixed affair we call life when a man takes his whole universe for a vast practical joke.
Herman Melville
Old age is always wakeful; as if, the longer linked with life, the less man has to do with aught that looks like death.
The priests say the new dawn will be like the rain that fertilizes the soil before we begin to plant our corn. It will renew the natural cycle of... →
Rigoberta Menchu
Let there be freedom for the Indians, wherever they may be in the American Continent or elsewhere in the world, because while they are alive, a glow... →
People can have a long-term life plan only if they know their private property is secure.
Mencius
I like fish, and I also like bear's paws. If I cannot have the two together, I will let the fish go, and take the bear's paws. So, I like... →
The basic fact about human existence is not that it is a tragedy, but that it is a bore. It is not so much a war as an endless standing in line.
H. L. Mencken
Life is a constant oscillation between the sharp horns of dilemmas.