Catherine Eugenia Finnegan Biden, mother of Senator Joe Biden:
"You know, she taught her children-all the children who flocked to our house-that you are defined by your sense of honor, and you are redeemed by your loyalty. She believes bravery lives in every heart and her expectation is that it will be summoned.

"Failure at some point in everyone’s life is inevitable, but giving up is unforgivable. "

from www.dooce.com:

"My friend Leona gave me some really profound advice last night as we were talking about how much better our thirties are compared to our twenties. She said, 'No matter what horrible thing you're going through, when it's all over it only takes three seconds to sum it up. Remember that.' "

I like that - alot!

Remember i'm usually over at www.xanga.com/madewyn where I use my own words much more than here - which is NONE.

An endless supply of great quotes by great leaders: http://www.greatquotesmovie.com/

Thanks to www.rocksinmydryer.com for the lead...

Remember, I am more often over at www.xanga.com/madewyn with words of my own.

Though I have to admit, other folks' words so often just say it so much better!

~Mad(elyn) in Alabama

Remember I am usually over at www.xanga.com/madewyn where I write more than just other folks' words - I try some of my own.

"Memory is more than a looking back to a time that is no longer; it is a looking out into another kind of time altogether where everything that ever was continues not just to be, but to grow and change with the life that is in it still. The people we loved. The people who loved us. The people, who, for good or ill, taught us things."

~ Buechner, The Sacred Journey