Utu - Maori revenge. "Do everything well, boy. Do it better than them. Be a better rugby player, better at your job. Outshine them everywhere. Tramp on their pride. Go far, and leave them sniveling in...

... hero or not, he wanted to hold her forever and not let go.

Transformation is an ongoing process that tends to appear ordinary, when, in fact, something extraordinary is taking place.

Live first, write second.

You always had the power, my dear. You just had to learn it for yourself. Glinda the Good Witch

Education is a candle that kindles and enlightens our mind.

A miracle happened. Right there and then, in amongst the lunchtime diners and tourists, with the sweeping views of San Francisco Bay outside the window and the sea lions making a racket on the wharf...

.. I suffered with you. I hurt with you. I bled with you - not only because we're bonded, but because the love I have for you. ~ Eric Northman in Dead in The Family.

Don't be discouraged by your problems. Let your passion and dreams inspire you to keep moving forward.

The first thing I would like to share with you here is that when you help people, you don't wait around until they say thank you because you didn't help them so you can hear appreciation.

I think: perhaps the sky is a huge sea of fresh water and we, instead of walking under it, walk on top of it; perhaps we see everything upside down and the earth is a kind of sky, so that when we die,...

90% of all failures in life are those who have the habit of making excuses.

Uncertainty is a temptress. We may try our best to avoid her. But what is certain is that at some point of time, she will find us. The only question that remains is whether like Medusa, she will...

Forever my light shines on you brightly; Love from above, I will send to you nightly.

I realized that the job of a hero is not to save the galaxy, or rescue princesses, or slay all the dragons. That may be part of it, but in the end, a hero only has one job, and that's to make himself...

There is grace for survival in any situation.

If all else fails, try to get some sleep…whether you realize it or not, getting enough sleep can make it easier to solve problems, control your emotions, and cope with change.

When people ask me how I am I tell them... ... I'm present

To you who eat a lot of rice because you're lonely, To you who sleep a lot because you're bored, To you who cry a lot because you are sad, I write this down. Chew on your feelings that are cornered...

Dream it See it Feel it Be it

Shine bright like a diamond.

Seek to learn. See to learn.

Being famous is not all that one should want in life... there is much more to life than name and fame...

Best gifts: love, prayer, books!

Our hearts, our hopes, our prayers, our tears, our faith triumphant o'er our fears, are all with thee – are all with thee!

Pray the largest prayers. You cannot think a prayer so large that God, in answering it, will not wish you had made it larger. Pray not for crutches but for wings.

I wouldn't go back to ashes or dust Words gave me life and in them I will surrender From words to words..

She is not an ordinary girl. She is my fairy who will change my life and make it beautiful with her smiles.

Use wisdom when developing relationships and establishing new alliances. There are people who do not have pure motives as it pertains to developing relationships. They only want to be seen with you...

If a thousand people say you can't, and you alone believe you can, you will make it happen! But if a million people say you can, and you alone believe you can't, you can't make it happen. It all...