Friendship is the gift of the gods, and the most precious boon to man.

Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.

The secret of success is constancy of purpose.

Cleanliness and order are not matters of instinct; they are matters of education, and like most great things, you must cultivate a taste for them.

Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think.

Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.

Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke.

One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.

Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time.

Never complain and never explain.

Finality is not the language of politics.

For you not to waste or spend your life, you must first begin to see time and life correctly. You must first understand that time is life and life is time.

She resents the chipped paint of the table and the dingy closet they call a dressing room. (Dark City Lights)

I wasn't anything special as a father. But I loved them and they knew it.

I think Jesus is divine love manifest on Earth, as it comes through the community of Christians.

Only in the last moment in history has the delusion arisen that people can flourish apart from the rest of the living world.

I would love to go and live in the mountains... and make jam.

The whole thing about magazines is that, magazines are going to become deeper and more tutorial, and the nature of the magazine is going to change.

Certainly, it seems true enough that there's a good deal of irony in the world... I mean, if you live in a world full of politicians and advertising, there's obviously a lot of deception.

I'm only going to be here for a time, then leave you." His gaze met mine. "And I will cry when I go, because I could love you forever.

Every day you must unlearn the ways that hold you back. You must rid yourself of negativity, so you can learn to fly.