Give a wise man an honest brief to plead and his eloquence is no remarkable achievement.

One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives.

Friends show their love in times of trouble, not in happiness.

Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish.

Do not plan for ventures before finishing what's at hand.

Better a serpent than a stepmother!

Love is all we have, the only way that each can help the other.

Short is the joy that guilty pleasure brings.

Today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday. Tragedy isn't getting something or failure to get it; it's losing something you already have. Waste not fresh tears over old griefs.

Real friendship is shown in times of trouble; prosperity is full of friends.

Silence and chaste reserve is woman's genuine praise, and to remain quiet within the house.

Iron has powers to draw a man to ruin

I have to believe that when my eyes are closed, the world's still there. (Leonard Shelby, Memento)

I usually run in the morning and like to have something substantial but light to eat before and after. My go-to choices are either a banana with almond butter or a smoothie.

I certainly fall in love with artists. I think that's probably the aspiration of an artist, to make a listener empathize so deeply that they do fall in love with you.

There will be no recognition of Israel and there will be no security for the occupation and colonization forces. Resistance will remain our strategic option.

My favorite music is '80s music which drives people around me crazy. I really love it.

The more quickly we loosen our grip on the things of the world the more firmly we can take hold of the things of eternity.

When I think of the Olympics I only think of good things. I think of what a great event it is and what it has done for me and my career, and changed my personal life, too.

The wolf sniffed beneath the door to be sure this was a human cottage. The scent was undeniable. No pigs, except in bacon form. The wolf thought bacon form was a very sensible way for pigs to behave.

You stopped looking for the truth...I'd guess that's a sin we've all been guilty of.