My grandfather had two boys my uncle had three boys my dad had me and my two brothers each of my brothers have had two boys. Then something happened with the chromosomal experiment and suddenly I've got three girls.
My Dad a small-town lawyer was also named Paul. Until we lost him when I was 16 he was a gentle presence in my life. I like to think he'd be proud of me and my sister and brothers because I'm sure proud of him and of where I come from Janesville Wisconsin.
Babies don't need fathers but mothers do. Someone who is taking care of a baby needs to be taken care of.
Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities - because it is the quality which guarantees all others.
I hope America can also be the cultural leader of the world and use this frontier spirit to lead and show others that we need courage to go places where we have not gone before.
Soldiers when committed to a task can't compromise. It's unrelenting devotion to the standards of duty and courage absolute loyalty to others not letting the task go until it's been done.
We are very much what others think of us. The reception our observations meet with gives us courage to proceed or damps our efforts.
Then there is a still higher type of courage - the courage to brave pain to live with it to never let others know of it and to still find joy in life to wake up in the morning with an enthusiasm for the day ahead.
Keep your fears to yourself but share your courage with others.
Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others.