It's not who you are, who you are friends, and how popular they are, it's just about how much you get out of each friendship and how much you learn from each one that really counts.
Women's place is where they can do the most good.
If a man fights his adversaries, he's called determined. If a woman does it, she's frustrated.
You don't do things because of the rewards or because someone may remember you after you are gone. The satisfaction is in the doing. Whether or not someone remembers does not really matter.
A leader moves ahead but not so fast that the others can't keep up.
I go back to what Mrs. Roosevelt taught me: 'Always compromise, but compromise upwards. '
Listen to the extremists - changes come from them.
Mitt Romney looks like an American President in a Canadian movie.
Looking at the elementary schoolers in their colorful T-shirts from various day camps, Percy felt a twinge of sadness. He should be at Camp Half-Blood right now, settling into his cabin for the summer, teaching sword-fighting lessons in the arena, playing pranks on the other counselors. These kids had no idea just how crazy a summer camp could be.
There are no desperate situations, there are only desperate people.
It's not like I'm a rookie pilot. In fact, I invented airplanes. And air.