“What can we do?" It's not dismissive or resigned. He really wants to know.”
Source: The Way of the World: A Story of Truth and Hope in an Age of Extremism
“Augustine in City of God pictures a resurrection in which the bodily systems we no longer need to protect ourselves can use energy to praise God.”
“Good politicians know when to move on, sooner or later.”
Source: Founders' Son: A Life of Abraham Lincoln
“Lincoln was less well-read than many a professor or journalist, but what he read, he read deeply.”
Source: Founders' Son: A Life of Abraham Lincoln
“He might not take their advice, but he took their temperature.”
Source: Founders' Son: A Life of Abraham Lincoln
“When John Quincy Adams in the Netherlands was placed with elementary students and belittled because he did not speak Dutch, either the author or John Adams accuses school authorities of "littleness of soul".”
Source: John Quincy Adams: A Public Life, a Private Life
“The life-changing encounters that John Quincy Adams made as an adolescent on his own in Stockholm began with a friendship he struck up at a bookstore.”
Source: John Quincy Adams: A Public Life, a Private Life
“You are no longer responsible for anyone's opinion. You have no need to control anyone, and no one controls you either... You don't need to be right and you don't need to make anyone else wrong...you are no longer afraid of being rejected, and you don't have the need to be accepted...you can walk into the world with your heart completely open, and not be afraid to be hurt.”
Source: The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom
“Harry Potter," he said very softly. His voice might have been part of the spitting fire. "The Boy Who Lived."
None of the Death Eaters moved. They were waiting. Everything was waiting. Hagrid was struggling, and Bellatrix was panting, and Harry thought inexplicably of Ginny, and her blazing look, and the feel of her lips on his--
Voldemort had raised his wand. His head was still tilted to one side, like a curious child, wondering what would happen if he proceeded. Harry looked back into the red eyes, and wanted it to happen now, quickly, while he could still stand, before he lost control, before he betrayed fear--
He saw the mouth move and a flash of green light, and everything was gone.”
Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
“The greatest potential we have for opening our hearts lies in the opening of our minds.”
Source: The Love Mindset: An Unconventional Guide to Healing and Happiness