I'm yours for ever--for ever and ever. Here I stand; I'm as firm as a rock. If you'll only trust me, how little you'll be disappointed. Be mine as I am yours.

Under certain circumstances there are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea.

It's time to start living the life you've imagined.

Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind.

We work in the dark - we do what we can - we give what we have. Our doubt is our passion, and our passion is our task. The rest is the madness of art.

Do not mind anything that anyone tells you about anyone else. Judge everyone and everything for yourself.

Everything about Florence seems to be colored with a mild violet, like diluted wine.

Excellence does not require perfection.

The Roman jurisprudence has the longest known history of any set of human institutions.

It's a complex fate, being an American, and one of the responsibilities it entails is fighting against a superstitious valuation of Europe.

Americans will eat garbage provided you sprinkle it liberally with ketchup.

A man who has ceased to learn ought not to wander around loose in these dangerous times

It's important that you all agree on what the parameters are and what you can accomplish - and not get pissed off or beat yourself up for what you can't accomplish.

Confidence is everything. From there, it's a small step to winning.

Loving the world destroys our relationship with God, it denies our faith in God, and it discounts our future with God.

American bankers believe in the personal touch; the teller conveys a sense that he happens to be there accidentally and he is overjoyed at the lucky chance of the encounter.

For my life, I confess to you, feels to me today somewhat narrow and circumscribed.

While sleeping in a hammock, with the touch of a warm wind we remember why we are in love with the life!

Two cities have been formed by two loves: the earthly by the love of self; the heavenly by the love of God.

I've always been really curious about things and slightly confused by the world, and I think someone who feels that way is in a good position to be the one asking questions.

We will be a consultative, collegial government. No surprises, no excuses. That's what you'll get under the Coalition.