A line from one of my 1997 columns - 'Do one thing every day that scares you' - is now widely attributed to Eleanor Roosevelt though I have yet to see any evidence that she ever said it and I don't believe she did. She said some things about fear but not that thing.

Our society must make it right and possible for old people not to fear the young or be deserted by them for the test of a civilization is the way that it cares for its helpless members.

I've never dreamed of being famous. The idea of it really scares me.

Wal-Mart doesn't really care about your faith. Wal-Mart cares if you have money to spend and it is going to be as generic as possible in exploiting the holiday season for every buck it can make.

In dreams the truth is learned that all good works are done in the absence of a caress.

He who does not fear death cares naught for threats.

Death is not more certainly a separation of our souls from our bodies than the Christian life is a separation of our souls from worldly tempers vain indulgences and unnecessary cares.

Dying is easy it's living that scares me to death.

I know this president. And I can tell you that he cares deeply about the next generation of young women in this country - his daughters and everyone's daughters. President Obama had the courage to stand with Sandra Fluke. Without hesitation he defended her right to tell her story.

It's cool to have critical success because it's always nice for your peers to say 'Good job.' But who cares about them?