Samuel Smiles

Man cannot aspire if he looked down; if he rise, he must look up.

He who labours not, cannot enjoy the reward of labour.

Knowledge conquered by labor becomes a possession - a property entirely our own.

I've always been very determined, ever since I was a little girl, to make my way.

Why do men fight who were born to be brothers?

It took me realizing that a broken heart has never actually killed anyone to find the courage to ask for what I want, in just about every situation. That was part of my own growing up.