"A light wind swept over the corn, and all nature laughed in the sunshine."

"If you would have your son to walk honourably through the world, you must not attempt to clear the stones from his path, but teach him to walk firmly over them - not insist upon leading him by the hand, but let him learn to go alone."

"I would not send a poor girl into the world, ignorant of the snares that beset her path nor would I watch and guard her, till, deprived of self-respect and self-reliance, she lost the power or the will to watch and guard herself ."

"There's a lot of bitterness, there's a lot of anger out there. We all have to work hard to heal those wounds."

"I think jogging is bad for your health. All that pressure on the knees and back cannot be good for you."

"Men of ill judgment ignore the good that lies within their hands, till they have lost it."

"Democrats believe we must have comprehensive health care reform that includes giving the federal government authority to negotiate lower prices with drug companies."