Quotations

"I arrived in Hollywood without having my nose fixed, my teeth capped, or my name changed. That is very gratifying to me."

— Barbra Streisand, American singer, born April 24, 1942

"My nose was part of my heritage, and if I had talent to sing and to act, why wasn't that enough?"

— Barbra Streisand, American singer, born April 24, 1942

"Always tell yourself that you are as good as anyone that breathes; that you have two hands and a brain, and a little time in which to use them. But they are enough, and no one has any more. And if you train and force them to serve you well, you can reach any height to which you aspire. But to waste any of them is to betray yourself."

— Robert Stroud, American prisoner, born 1890

"And so we came forth, and once again beheld the stars."

— William Styron, American author, born June 11, 1925

"Things that you cannot face in yourself you will hate when you see them in someone else."

— Sivaya Subramuniyaswami, Hindu guru, born January 5, 1927

"Certain periods in history suddenly lift humanity to an observation point where a clear light falls upon a world previously dark."

— Anne Sullivan, American educator, born 1886

"It is a rare privilege to watch the birth, growth, and first feeble struggles of a living mind; this privilege is mine."

— Anne Sullivan, American educator, born 1886

"I wanted to break the record, of course, and become the youngest person to sail around the world solo and unassisted."

— Abby Sunderland, American sailor, born 1993

"Fewer people have successfully solo-circumnavigated the globe than have journeyed into space."

— Abby Sunderland, American sailor, born 1993

"I am twelve thousand miles wiser, twelve thousand miles more resilient, and I have twelve thousand miles more faith in God."

— Abby Sunderland, American sailor, born 1993

"All the ingenuity, all the high-tech gear, all the jury-rigging sometimes the sea would rip it all away until there was only you, the Creator, and His mercy."

— Abby Sunderland, American sailor, born 1993

"It lights up the sky as it dies."

— Supernova 1987a, Seen in the Large Magellanic Cloud, February 23, 1987

"Full moon of great loving-kindness, the light of your wisdom brings peace to living beings, illuminating all without exception."

— Gandavyuha Sutra

"Perhaps it is music that will save the world."

— Shinichi Suzuki, Japanese violinist and educator, born October 17, 1898