But better far it is to speak One simple word, which now and then Shall waken their free nature in the weak And friendless sons of men.

Books are the bees which carry the quickening pollen from one to another mind.

Fate loves the fearless.

The devil loves nothing better than the intolerance of reformers.

All the beautiful sentiments in the world weigh less than a single lovely action.

One thorn of experience is worth a whole wilderness of warning.

Light is the symbol of truth.

A weed is no more than a flower in disguise.

Compromise makes a good umbrella, but a poor roof.

The brain can be easy to buy, but the heart never comes to market.

Each day the world is born anew for him who takes it rightly.

The sword of destiny has two edges. You are one of them.

Irena Sendler never thought of herself as a hero. She only did what she felt she must, and wished she could have done more.

The schematicism by which our understanding deals with the phenomenal world ... is a skill so deeply hidden in the human soul that we shall hardly guess the secret trick that Nature here employs.

Bad bloods aren't born evil or dangerous. We are taught to be, but only because we have to if we want to survive.

When you realize that life isn't fair, you don't act out, you don't get overly wasted, you don't get self-indulgent. You just move forward.

Education is critical not only to each one of us individually, but also to build the economic vitality of our state.

To be an actor, a lot of times it's a strange combination of high confidence and low self-esteem. Which is a weird combination to have, but I think it's sort of very common among actors.

My singing, if you want to call it that is merely another medium of expression. Just an instrument I play. That's how I see my voice.

close some doors today. not because of pride, incapacity or arrogance, but simply because they lead you nowhere

Many of my personal enemies picture me as a cold type - a person who acts according to a certain line, a calculating type.