As long as we love, we lend to the beloved object qualities of mind and heart which we deprive him of when the day of misunderstanding arrives.

God often visits us, but most of the time we are not at home.

When orators and auditors have the same prejudices, those prejudices run a great risk of being made to stand for incontestable truths.

Solitude vivifies, isolation kills.

Poetry is truth in its Sunday clothes.

Poetry is the exquisite expression of exquisite impressions.

There is a slowness in affairs which ripens them, and a slowness which rots them.

Nothing vivifies, and nothing kills, like the emotions.

I look at what I have not and think myself unhappy; others look at what I have and think me happy.

Conscientious men are, almost everywhere, less encouraged than tolerated.

There are people who laugh to show their fine teeth; and there are those who cry to show their good hearts.

Starting at the bottom is not about humiliation. It's about humility—a realistic assessment of where you are in the learning curve.

If I could have a special power in real life I'd love to fly.

Success is being nothing but a quote.

I don't really have a lot of fun playing just straight good guys. It's not my thing. It's like Tom Hanks territory.

[On sociability in Italy:] You may be a hermit or an innkeeper.

Your vision, ideas and plans have the power to shape the future, but not if you keep them to yourself.

The first time I saw a picture of Elvis - I was in a state of shock, because I couldn't believe that a human being could be so beautiful.

Follow your passion. Nothing - not wealth, success, accolades or fame - is worth spending a lifetime doing things you don't enjoy.

In this ever-changing world, it's more important than ever that our top-notch military continues to receive the resources needed to serve and protect our country.

Whereas Angeline's antics made me want to pull out my hair sometimes, Trey found them endearing.