Forests were the first temples of the Divinity, and it is in the forests that men have grasped the first idea of architecture.

Forests precede civilizations and deserts follow them.

There is nothing beautiful or sweet or great in life that is not mysterious.

The most disastrous times have produced the greatest minds. The purest metal comes of the most ardent furnace; the most brilliant lightning come of the darkest clouds.

Every institution goes through three stages - utility, privilege, and abuse.

The heart feels, the head compares.

Alexander created cities everywhere he passed: I have left dreams everywhere I have trailed my life.

We must not always try to plumb the depths of the human heart; the truths it contains are among those that are best seen in half-light or in perspective.

The original writer is not he who refrains from imitating others, but he who can be imitated by none.

Love decreases when it ceases to increase.

Achilles exists only through Homer . Take away the art of writing from this world , and you will probably take away its glory .

Hard work is great. It buys you more tickets to the luck lottery.

Grammar is like a strive for perfection. It's useless really.

Genuine freedom is possible only where there is genuine love. And genuine love is not possible without truth.

Sometimes you don't know if you're Caesar about to cross the Rubicon or Captain Queeg cutting your own tow line.

The show has brought a lot of pleasure and entertainment to an entire generation of Baby Boomers and now their own teens who watch the show on cable.

To some generations much is given. Of other generations, much is expected.

With all your science can you tell me how it is, and when it is, that light comes into the soul?

No matter who I'm talking to, I always talk like I'm doing an interview.

The Product of Freedom and Security is a constant (F X S = k). Giving up freedom for security is beginning to look naive.

My night out would be with my husband, wherever he chose to take me.