Give not S. Peter so much, to leave Saint Paul nothing. [Give not Saint Peter so much, to leave Saint Paul nothing.]

The best mirror is an old friend.

A great dowry is a bed full of brables. [A great dowry is a bed full of brambles.]

The honey is sweet, but the Bee stings.

You cannot make a windmill go with a pair of bellows.

A good mother is worth hundreds of schoolmasters.

The eyes have one language everywhere.

Help thyself, and God will help thee.

A gentle heart is tied with an easy thread.

If a donkey bray at you, don't bray at him.

Thou who hast given so much to me, give me one more thing... a grateful heart!

The hardest thing in life is a man to be honest with himself

Worry is absence of faith.

Never forget that everything Hitler did in Germany was legal.

[When asked what was the inspiration for most of her work:] Need of money, dear.

I think the reason that I like so many different games is because I like the way my brain works when I'm playing games. It's more fun.

When I was about 5 I think, I desperately wanted to be a pirate and have the hat and everything.

Knowledge that is paid for will be longer remembered.

[Jack Reacher] is the longest I'd ever shot anything - and let's be clear, this is my first studio feature film - so there was a huge learning curve.

The problem with ruling by fear is that eventually, when the fear fades, fury replaces it.

If we want our bodies to be healthier, we need to get off the salmonella, e-coli, mad cow, assembly-line toxic hell train! God I love that statement. What did I just say?