"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
"Perhaps it is music that will save the world." — Shinichi Suzuki, Japanese violinist and educator, born October 17, 1898
"In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities. In the expert's mind there are few." — Shunryu Suzuki, Japanese-American monk, born May 18, 1904
"Nothing we see or hear is perfect. But right there in the imperfection is perfect reality." — Shunryu Suzuki, Japanese-American monk, died December 4, 1971
"Everybody thinks people who promote PETA don't eat meat, but I think animals were made to be eaten." — Dominique Swain, American actress, born August 12, 1980
"There's no negatives. You just have to trust that what's happening in your life is unfolding in exactly the right way." — Hilary Swank, American actress, born July 30, 1974
"This is my one and only life and it's a great and terrible and short and endless thing and none of us come out of it alive." — Hilary Swank, American actress, born July 30, 1974
"I'm a risk-taker. It's where my passion lies, so I don't want to play it safe. That means I'm going to fail sometimes." — Hilary Swank, American actress, born July 30, 1974