“Believing in unknown future, destiny, predestination without working hard to see it through is a mere fantasy”

“The life that brings light in the family often attracts darkness in form of envy and hatred that stands as encumbrances”

“In nepotism, when a doctor is appointed to do the job of an engineer, and an engineer is appointed to do the job of a lawyer, you know theres bound to be failure in the system”

“Politics nowadays is a game unlike every other game, only for the willing hearts and strong minds”

“In academics, an excellent result without personal effort is a copied work”

“The journey of greatness begins in the mind”

“We accept the love we think we deserve.”

“All Earthquakes and Disasters are warnings theres too much corruption in the world ”

“Its only when youre at the bottom of the ladder that you ascend.”

“Take care of your words and the words will take care of you.”

“A word and everything is saved.A word and all is lost.”

“I got well by talking. Death could not get a word in edgewise, grew discouraged, and traveled on.”

“They had killed themselves over our dying forests, over manatees maimed by propellers as they surfaced to drink from garden hoses; they had killed themselves at the sight of used tires stacked high...”

“The world seemed to shimmer a little at the edges.”

“If we cannot accept the importance of the world, which considers itself important, if in the midst of that world our laughter finds no echo, we have but one choice: to take the world as a whole and...”