But then I had long mistaken being spoiled for being strong, being defiant for being independent, being reckless for being brave.

We never know the quality of someone else's life, though we seldom resist the temptation to assume and pass judgement.

They don't matter. I thought I had to prove something, and I did, to myself. There's nothing left for me to prove. I can move on with my life.

Being rich has never stopped anyone from being greedy.

Family was a fertile breeding ground for the kind of psychological bacteria that warped minds and devoured hope.

The horse world is populated by two kinds of people: those who love horses, and those who exploit horses and the people who love them.

Minnesotans hate zeal. Zeal is right up there on the list of suspicious emotional behaviors like joy and despair. Always err on the side of blandness.

The world isn't black and white, Annie, it's shades of grey.

That's the thing about digging holes, ” Quinn said. “There are no assurances you'll find what you want—or want what you find.

Your level of consciousness defines the beauty of your life and destiny.

Judge the spirit of the prophecy before you judge the truth of the word.

[the difference between the old and the new education being] in a word, the old was a kind of propagation-men transmitting manhood to men; the new is merely propaganda.

If you cannot improve upon the silence, do not speak.

I always wanted to write a story about a couple coming to that moment in their relationship where either they keep on going or it ends.

The music is the shining path over which the poet travels to bring his song to the world.

I knew that I was going to do Westerns. I like 'em.

There's just a few people that call themselves stars can actually sit down with a guitar and sing you a song.

Sacred are the lips from which has issued only truth.

Liverpool will think 'we could have won this 2-2'