Whining is not only graceless, but it can be dangerous. It can alert a brute that a victim is in the neighborhood.

I have forgiven myself; I'll make a change. Once that forgiveness has taken place you can console yourself with the knowledge that a diamond is the result of extreme pressure. Less pressure is crystal, less than that is coal, less than that is fossilized leaves or plain dirt. Pressure can change you into something quite precious, quite wonderful, quote beautiful and extremely hard.

Through the centuries, we faced down death by daring to hope.

While I know myself as a creation of God, I am also obligated to realize and remember that everyone else and everything else are also God's creation.

I will write on the pages of history what I want them to say. I will be myself. I will speak my own name.

How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!

He thrived with passion and compassion, humor and style. We had him whether we know who he was or did not know, he was ours and we were his.