I've found that people who look at things as they are, and not as they wish them to be, are the ones who succeed.

Tact is after all a kind of mind reading.

Look bravely up into the sky, And be content with knowing That God wished for a buttercup Just here, where you are growing.

My childhood is very vivid to me, and I don't feel very different now from the way I felt then. It would appear I am the very same person, only with wrinkles.

A story should be managed so that it should suggest interesting things to the reader instead of the author's doing all the thinking for him, and setting it before him in black and white.

The growth of true friendship may be a lifelong affair.

It seems to me like stealing, for men and women to live in the world and do nothing to make it better.

When she walked...she stretched out long and thin like a little tiger, and held her head high to look over the grass as if she were treading the jungle.

The warm sun kissed the earthTo consecrate thy birth,And from his close embraceThy radiant faceSprang into sight,A blossoming delight.

In the life of each of us there is a place remote and islanded, and given to endless regret or secret happiness.

You must find your own quiet center of life, and write from that to the world.

If God grace can only come through slaughtering animals, then their is no need of god.No one is above t humanity.

Maybe we had just gotten too used to being alone-- and maybe that needed to change.

The energy born of love is creative - it makes everything it touches new. To see how passionate you are, look around at what you have created.

Spice is life. It depends upon what you like... have fun with it. Yes, food is serious, but you should have fun with it.

Breathing is my best ally. By doing simple breathing exercises, I can quickly come back to center and feel more grounded.

Life is precarious, and life is precious. Don't presume you will have it tomorrow, and don't waste it today.

Australia is already a world leader in dementia research, treatment and care.

When I collaborated with Nelly Furtado, the idea for the song structure came from myself, but the lyrics and the ideas behind the songs came from her.

Immoral laws are doubtless void, and should not be obeyed.

Among the rain and lights I saw the figure 5 in gold on a red firetruck moving tense unheeded to gong clangs siren howls and wheels rumbling through the dark city.