I am not sure exactly what heaven will be like, but I know that when we die and it comes time for God to judge us, he will not ask, ‘How many good things have you done in your life?’ rather he will ask, ‘How much love did you put into what you did? – Mother Teresa
To be strong, and beautiful, and go round making music all the time. Yes, she could do that, and with a very earnest prayer Polly asked for the strength of an upright soul, the beauty of a tender heart, the power to make her life a sweet and stirring song, helpful while it lasted, remembered when it died. – Louisa May Alcott
I tell you the truth, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. – Jesus Christ
My idea of good company is the company of clever, well-informed people who have a great deal of conversation; that is what I call good company. – Jane Austen
I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble. – Helen Keller
Law and order are the medicine of the body politic and when the body politic gets sick, medicine must be administered. – Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar
In a world of complex threats, our security and leadership depends on all elements of our power – including strong and principled diplomacy. – Barack Obama
My parents shared not only an improbable love, they shared an abiding faith in the possibilities of this nation. They would give me an African name, Barack, or blessed, believing that in a tolerant America your name is no barrier to success. – Barack Obama
We’ve persevered because of a belief we share with the Iraqi people – a belief that out of the ashes of war, a new beginning could be born in this cradle of civilization. Through this remarkable chapter in the history of the United States and Iraq, we have met our responsibility. Now, it’s time to turn the page. – Barack Obama
Music is everybody’s possession. It’s only publishers who think that people own it. – John Lennon
I don’t know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody. – Bill Cosby
Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense. – Gertrude Stein
Strange to see how a good dinner and feasting reconciles everybody. – Samuel Pepys
I think feminism’s a bit misinterpreted. It was about casting off all gender roles. There’s nothing wrong with a man holding a door open for a girl. But we sort of threw away all the rules, so everybody’s confused. And dating becomes a sloppy, uncomfortable, unpleasant thing. – Zosia Mamet
Everybody knows how to raise children, except the people who have them. – P. J. O'Rourke