I hated high school and got to college and realized they didn’t care if I showed up because I’d already paid. So I decided, ‘I’m going to turn this around.’ And I did: I got straight A’s and was named ‘outstanding senior.’ Pauley Perrette Read Quote
Of present fame think little, and of future less; the praises that we receive after we are buried, like the flowers that are strewed over our grave, may be gratifying to the living, but they are nothing to the dead. Charles Caleb Colton Read Quote
When I think about Abby Wambach’s last days with the U.S. team, I am reminded of her first days with the U.S. team. The 21-year-old came bouncing in, laughing, joking and, of course, talking. An enormous personality matched only by her thirst for purpose. Because Abby didn’t subscribe to external boundaries or predetermined molds. Julie Foudy Read Quote
You create real friendships through a growth process. It’s not just, oh hi, we’re friends! That’s very childlike. True adult friendships take time, understanding, and it’s a plant that needs to be watered and tended to so that it blossoms. Erika Jayne Read Quote
I have never once claimed that I have a Combat Action Badge. I have never claimed that I have a Purple Heart. What I have claimed is that I have served in a combat zone. Joni Ernst Read Quote
The worst is still ahead of us. But no one in Washington has the spine to tell you that. Glenn Beck Read Quote
Efficient spending and saving will give the family more security, more opportunities, more education, and a higher standard of living. Ezra Taft Benson Read Quote
I want to encourage kids to speak up, to tell their stories. That is the only way people will know what we have to go through. Believe in yourself. Someone once told me being different isn’t bad – different is just different! Lauren Potter Read Quote
