But whoso is heroic must find crises to try his edge. Human virtue demands her champions and martyrs, and the trial of persecution always proceeds.

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.

When a man is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something.

Beauty without expression tires.

Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.

Life Is a Journey, Not a Destination.

Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.

You won't believe what I'm capable of, Phoenix.

All I ever wanted was to make my parents proud. What happens when I can't be proud of them?" --Shea Evenstar

Woe to the man whose heart has not learned while young to hope, to love - and to put its trust in life.

Since fame is an illusion and death is in our future all we have is the next moment before we are swallowed into oblivion.

I dare hope that all the peoples who have lived through communism will understand that communism is to blame for the bitter pages of their history.

Men are always more inclined to pitch their estimate of the enemy's strength too high than too low, such is human nature.

The essence of science is that it is always willing to abandon a given idea for a better one; the essence of theology is that it holds its truths to be eternal and immutable.

I think [John Larroquette] did a great job. I really do. And he's so wonderful and generous to work with.

God is faithful even when his children are not.

I don't like fashion. It's very heartless.