Create each day anew by clothing yourself with heaven and earth, bathing yourself with wisdom and love, and placing yourself in the heart of Mother Nature. – Morihei Ueshiba
I may be justifying my pockets of chaos, but I will always choose people over perfection and the heart over task and tidy. – Betsy Cañas Garmon, www.wildthymecreative.com (2009 tweet, @wildthyme)
I spend as much time with my kids as any mom who stays home. I only work during the hours theyre at school, but there is always the sense of trying to catch up with all their stuff and not only organize my work life but also their school lives. – Patricia Heaton
I was a bit worried coming back to the Premiership from America, but I have been pleased with my form, and the interest I have received has been good for my ego. I have no worries about my fitness, and I am really looking forward to the season starting now. – Richard Gough
The senior officer who met with reporters in Baghdad said there had been 21 car bombings in the capital in May, and 126 in the past 80 days. All last year, he said, there were only about 25 car bombings in Baghdad. – Rich Lowry