But while I breathe Heaven's air and Heaven looks down on me, And smiles at my best meanings, I remain Mistress of mine own self and mine own soul.

It's better to have tried and failed than to live life wondering what would've happened if I had tried

More things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of.

We are all a part of every person we have ever met.

I can't sleep without knowing there's hope. Half the night I waste in sighs. In a wakeful doze I sorrow. For the hands, for the lips... the eyes. For the meeting of tomorrow.

Hope Smiles from the threshold of the year to come, Whispering 'it will be happier'.

The happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the absence but in the mastery of his passions.

...and our spirits rushed together at the touching of the lips.

Ours is not to wonder why. Ours is just to do or die.

if you don't concentrate on what you are doing then the thing that you are doing is not what you are thinking.

God gives us love! Something to love He lends us; but when love is grown To ripeness, that on which it throve Falls off, and love is left alone: This is the curse of time.

It was a cool day and very clear. You could see a long way-but not as far as Velma had gone.

I don't look at myself as suffering.

A creative person has little power over his own life. He is not free. He is captive and driven by his daimon.

Be patient with the boys - you are dealing with soul-stuff.

My father's father came from Russia; my mother came from Romania.

If you get a job or promotion because of your race or gender, it is no different than a subsidy. You get something you didn't earn, 'something for nothing.'

Certain trifling flaws sit as disgracefully on a character of elegance as a ragged button on a court dress.

I love winning and any team I'm on, I expect to win.

We should not play like Australia or India or England - we should play like Sri Lanka.

Perception is less of a recording system and more of a protection system against external stimuli.