Happy the man who lives long enough to acknowledge his ignorance

Most of the basic truths of life sound absurd at first hearing.

The sun is still there... even if clouds drift over it. Once you have experienced the reality of sunshine you may weep, but you will never feel ice about your heart again.

She long ago accepted the fact that happiness is like, swallows in spring. It may come and nest under your eaves or it may not. You cannot command it.

All human beings have their otherness and it is that which cries out to the heart.

In a world where thrushes sing and willow trees are golden in the spring, boredom should have been included among the seven deadly sins.

The child in us is always there, you know, and it's the best part of us, the winged part that travels farthest.

Not quite birds, as they were not quite flowers, mysterious and fascinating as are all indeterminate creatures.

He grinned at her, and she grinned at him, and it seemed to Maria that suddenly the sun came out.

Peace ... was contingent upon a certain disposition of the soul, a disposition to receive the gift that only detachment from self made possible.

[Salvation] is a curious process of divine burglary. The first thing to be wrested from one by a God who said 'Thou shalt not steal' is one's good opinion of one's self.

For every great success, diligence is desirable from the beginning to the very end.

There's nothing more dangerous than someone who wants to make the world a better place.

Before walking in someone else’s shoes, you have to remove your shoes first.

The weak against the strong Is always in the wrong.

Any spending should be debated openly on the floor of the House and voted on in open session, with the American people having a chance to watch and listen.

As a human race, we have good people and bad people, and everyone has agendas.

They were like two pieces of a failed star, drawn together by a shared history and a memory of illicit kisses.

In a way, 'Billy Elliot' was autobiographical. I can't dance, but I think his dancing was me discovering about writing and literature.

As an artist, you do understand you're never going to please everybody.

The typical Walmart today offers you 100,000 products.