A tragedy is a representation of an action that is whole and complete and of a certain magnitude. A whole is what has a beginning and middle and end.

It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.

Happiness depends upon ourselves.

Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.

Adventure is worthwhile.

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.

Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity.

Be a free thinker and don't accept everything you hear as truth. Be critical and evaluate what you believe in.

Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.

Criticism is something we can avoid easily by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing.

Fight only in direst needNot for lust or petty greedHonor those that do give birthRespect them well for their full worth

You don't apologise, ' (Deacon) said, pressing a kiss to my greasy head, unlocking best friend status.

The slave begins by demanding justice and ends by wanting to wear a crown. He must dominate in his turn.

One hundred percent of our earnings are reinvested in the company, and a great deal of that goes to research.

I've always played the guy with the gun and the knife. That's how many actors start out, playing the bad guy.

I would say that to listen is to become aware. To become truly informed. You will discover whatever you do.

They would come down in Mississippi, they hired me as a talent scout. And I would go all over Mississippi, Alabama, Texas, and find out different artists for them.

I think the benefits are tremendous, and the power of accessibility in art is one of it's most explosive and insidious attributes.

I don't think of color, I think that anyone wants a master of their skill and be successful knows no color.

With ruin staring you in the face, there is nothing worse to live through than a siege of waiting and hoping. If you manage to live through it, nothing can ever jar your nerves after that.