When I take my kid to school, all the parents stop and stare.
I'm so sick of immaturity, of name-calling, of labels, of gossip, of high school. It doesn't make sense anymore, and I find myself being nice to people that I want to strangle.
Elegance is when the inside is as beautiful as the outside.
Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself.
It's not the appearance, it's the essence. It's not the money, it's the education. It's not the clothes, it's the class.
Nature gives you the face you have at twenty; it is up to you to merit the face you have at fifty.
Sin can be forgiven, but stupid is forever.
. . . the Government must not think that they can stop this agitation. It will go on. . . We are here not because we are law-breakers; we are here in out efforts to become law-makers.
I'm proud of everything I achieved with 'Idol,' and away from 'Idol' also. It's just such a different show now to what it was when I was on it. I didn't even know it was a TV show until the third audition.
Obama is not just a powerful speaker, but a thinker engaged with the ideas of his country and his age--this argument by historian James Kloppenberg should therefore fascinate anyone interested in American politics or how ideas shape public life. Tracing the influences of Obama's family, educational, and work experiences on his ideas, Reading Obama locates a unique individual in the crosscurrents of American democracy and continuing fights over American ideals.
The best thing about giving of ourselves is that what we get is always better than what we give. The reaction is greater than the action.