A man should know something of his own country too, before he goes abroad.

Respect for ourselves guides our morals, respect for others guides our manners.

A good simile,--as concise as a king's declaration of love.

I take a simple view of life. It is keep your eyes open and get on with it.

Men tire themselves in pursuit of rest.

Only the brave know how to forgive... a coward never forgave; it is not in his nature.

The desire of knowledge, like the thirst of riches, increases ever with the acquisition of it.

There is nothing so awkward as courting a woman whilst she is making sausages.

Freethinkers are generally those who never think at all.

Keyholes are the occasions of more sin and wickedness, than all other holes in this world put together.

So much of motion, is so much of life, and so much of joy, and to stand still, or get on but slowly, is death and the devil.

Draw a curve with your each smile & let your happiness be known to the world like a stunning rainbow!

You can choose to believe whatever you wish

Music is about your feelings.

I have never been called too pretty for anything. That would be a problem I could get used to.

I've always been heavily engaged with my fans on the internet from day one. That connection's one of the reasons why I've been able to enjoy such longevity in my career.

There's probably no experience more alienating than fame, other than a terminal illness, where you actually find yourself in a situation that nobody around you can relate to.

You have to get the audience invested even if you're doing something that they think is dumb, it's kind of what these movies are all about.

The ostrich burying its head in the sand does at any rate wish to convey the impression that its head is the most important part of it.

On the new earth heaven we will have perfect bodies, resistant to any ailment. Our new bodies will continue on forever, without missing a beat.

I am the maker of music, the dreamer of dreams!