“We've placed a lot of emphasis in this country on the idea of people's rights. That's how it should be, but it makes no sense to talk about rights without also talking about responsibilities.”

“it make no sense to talk about rights without also talking about responsibilities”

“Many people constantly talk about their rights, but citizenship also comes with duties.”

“Great people talk about ideas, average people talk about things, and small people talk about wine.”

“Superior people talk about ideas. Mediocre people talk about things. Little people talk about other people.”

“We'll know we've got it right when they choose for themselves," he used to say. That doesn't make sense. 'That's what I thought too. I asked him what he meant, but he just shrugged. I don't think he knew himself. But I keep thinking maybe that stray is making exactly the kind of choice he talked about. We're talking about an adult dog, a dog that's been out in the woods for a long time, trying to decide whether or not we can be trusted. Whether this is his place. And it matters to him - he'd rather starve than make the wrong decision.”