Destroy our leisure and you break love's bow.

My hopes are not always realized, but I always hope.

A horse never runs so fast as when he has other horses to catch up and outpace.

Quarrels are the dowry which married folk bring one another.

Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you.

Make the workmanship surpass the materials.

Love is no assignment for cowards.

Happy is the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind, and has given up worrying once and for all.

The man who has experienced shipwreck shudders even at a calm sea.

Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence.

If you want to be loved, be lovable.

Now faith is being sure of what we believe in and certain of what we do not see. (Heb. 11:1)

The capacity to surmount failure without being discouraged is the chief asset of every person who attains outstanding success in any calling.

By the way, the other reason I agreed to help you is because I love your eyes. You have the most beautiful eyes. It's my weakness.

As long as I'm not selling out the people that ride or die with me, I'm glad I'm not an MC. I'm a motivational speaker. I'm not that rapper dude.

God has enabled me to affect the life of the country since 1920 without the necessity of office.

I think this conflict [against terrorism] is going to require a suspension of freedom and rights unlike anything we have ever seen, at least since World War II.

Listen to what people say about themselves; they will tell you everything you need to know.

I'm a free spirit and that definitely comes from my upbringing, so it's definitely shaped me as an artist.

Laughter is a highly addictive positive contagion: if somebody starts, it's very difficult to stop.

All authors secretly hope that their works will be read in 100 years' time and 200 years, and that they will somehow survive into the future.