Mezzoforte Quotes & Sayings

A high school student wrote to ask, "What was the greatest event in American history?" I can't say. However, I suspect that like so many "great" events, it was something very simple and very quiet with little or no fanfare (such as someone forgiving someone else for a deep hurt that eventually changed the course of history). The really important "great" things are never center stage of life's dramas; they're always "in the wings". That's why it's so essential for us to be mindful of the humble and the deep rather than the flashy and the superficial. — Fred Rogers

The future starts today, not tomorrow. — Pope John Paul II

Frankly speaking, I don't know much about rock music. But I enjoyed some when I was in college or high school. But I stopped listening after Elvis Presley! — Ban Ki-moon

The voice that breathed o'er Eden, That earliest wedding day. — John Keble

Many people come to reinvention when life changes around them, but people come in all different stripes. I'm oriented to change. — Jane Pauley