“Misfortune, no less than happiness, inspires us to dream.” -honore de Balzac     “A woman must be a genius to create a good husband.” -honore de Balzac     “If we could but paint with the hand what we see with the eye.” -honore de Balzac     “To our shame a woman is never so much attached to us as when we suffer” -honore de Balzac     “Wit needs leisure, and certain inequalities of position” -honore de Balzac   “Love is the poetry of the senses.” -honore de Balzac   “The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always…

“We can all be successful and make money, but when we die, that ends. But when you are significant is when you help other people be successful. That lasts many a lifetime.” – Lou Holtz     “Don’t be a spectator, don’t let life pass you by.” – Lou Holtz     “Nothing on this earth is standing still. It’s either growing or it’s dying. No matter if it’s a tree or a human being.” – Lou Holtz     “God answers prayers, but he doesn’t always answer it your way.” – Lou Holtz   “If you burn your neighbors’ house down, it doesn’t make your house look any better.”…

“Reputation is what other people know about you. Honor is what you know about yourself.” ― Lois McMaster Bujold   “If you can’t be seven feet tall, be seven feet smart.” ― Lois McMaster Bujold   “Some prices are just too high, no matter how much you may want the prize. The one thing you can’t trade for your heart’s desire is your heart.” ― Lois McMaster Bujold   “When you choose an action, you choose the consequences of that action. When you desire a consequence you had damned well better take the action that would create it.” ― Lois McMaster Bujold   “I’ve always thought tests are a gift.…