"It is selfish to concern oneself with tragedies." — Rose Kennedy

When you hold your baby in your arms the first time, and you think of all the things you can say and do to influence him, it's a tremendous responsibility. What you do with him can influence not only him, but everyone he meets and not for a day or a month or a year but for time and eternity.

Birds sing after a storm; why shouldn't people feel as free to delight in whatever sunlight remains to them?

What greater aspiration and challenge are there for a mother than the hope of raising a great son or daughter?

Life isn't a matter of milestones, but of moments.