All of us, at certain moments of our lives, need to take advice and to receive help from other people.

Life leaps like a geyser for those willing to drill through the rock of inertia.

Intuition comes very close to clairvoyance; it appears to be the extrasensory perception of reality.

The quality of life is more important than life itself.

Man cannot remake himself without suffering, for he is both the marble and the sculptor.

Men grow when inspired by a high purpose, when contemplating vast horizons. The sacrifice of oneself is not very difficult for one burning with the passion for a great adventure.

Prayer is the most powerful form of energy one can generate....It supplies us with a flow of sustaining power in our daily lives.

Religion brings to man an inner strength, spiritual light, and ineffable peace.

It is faith, and not reason, which impels men to action... Intelligence is content to point out the road, but never drives us along it.

The most efficient way to live reasonably is every morning to make a plan of one's day and every night to examine the results obtained.

A few observation and much reasoning lead to error; many observations and a little reasoning to truth.

So you’re a reader, ” My mom sighs, as if somehow this elevates Isabel to yet another realm of perfection.

Actions that exemplify the limitations of a singular devotion to the profit motive, also draw a troublesome distinction between what is legal and what is moral.

To be a better person, spend less time filling out your personal scorecard and more time being kind . . . to you.

Saints and martyrs had never interested Maggie so much as sages and poets.

I don't like any nastiness on tv unless it's coming from me.

The arts often realize human truths well before other branches of human endeavor.

It had been more of a wish, actually, but it sounded better to call it a dream.

I don't know who Maxime thinks she's kidding. If Hagrid's half-giant, she definitely is. Big bones... the only thing that's got bigger bones than her is a dinosaur.

When you're trying to please both sides of the fence at the same time you really can't do that.

No man has ever had a point of pride that was not injurious to him.