I often wonder if we could not solve the world's problems on a similar basis of harmony.

Only when every one of us and every nation learns the secret of love for all mankind will the world become a great orchestra, following the beat of the Greatest Conductor of all.

In or orchestra we have many nationalities, types, and temperaments.

Who wants avocado?

Much of this world's wisdom is still acquired by necromancy,--by consulting the oracular dead.

It takes a dream to get started, desire to keep going, and determination to finish.

Unless I am what I am and feel what I feel - as hard as I can and as honestly and truly as I can - then I am nothing. Let me feel guilty ... don't try to educate me ... don't protect me.

Our sires' age was worse than our grandsires'. We their sons are more worthless than they: so in our turn we shall give the world a progeny yet more corrupt.

People in power need to control others in order to maintain power. One of the ways to do that is to take that which is threatening and demonize it.

I suppose if I were younger, I would be investing in Africa.

A test of a Christian's character is what he does after he comes to the blockade in the road and what his attitude is after everything has left him except Jesus.

The world is a king, and like a king, desires flattery in return for favor; but true art is selfish and perverse — it will not submit to the mold of flattery.

We recognised that just putting more flights and more passengers into the skies over southeast England wasn't worth the environmental costs we-re paying.