I would rather be remembered by a song than by a victory.

Love is but the discovery of ourselves in others, and the delight in the recognition.

The man who in this world can keep the whiteness of his soul is not likely to lose it in any other.

Trees are your best antiques

Christmas is the day that holds all time together.

Stirling, like a huge brooch, clasps Highlands and Lowlands together.

Vanity in its idler moments is benevolent, is as willing to give pleasure as to take it, and accepts as sufficient reward for its services a kind word or an approving smile.

A man gazing at the stars is proverbially at the mercy of the puddles in the road.

In the entire circle of the year there are no days so delightful as those of a fine October.

If you wish to preserve your secret, wrap it up in frankness.

If you do your fair day's work, you are certain to get your fair day's wage - in praise or pudding, whichever happens to suit your taste.

He who has little problems, shows little love. He who has overcome huge problems, has giant love. Because he understands what it means and won’t have others suffer like he did.

With age comes common sense and wisdom.

When someone is good, but it doesn't seem like their world will collapse if they don't get the part, it's more appealing. It's like dating someone: You don't want someone who's too into you.

Even though running is physically straining, it's mentally refreshing. Especially when you feel like you've accomplished something.

Essex is an amazing county, with its own set of rules. It's a completely different world.

Nobody would ever think, "Oh, get into acting so you can live the straight and narrow path," but it gave me a sense of discipline and focus.

Englishmen have always loved Moliere.

Certainly the modern poets I cherish most are disturbing spirits; they do not come to coo.

If you look at sentencing in America, African-Americans and Latinos get sentenced for the same crimes at very different rates.

Real fatherhood means love and commitment and sacrifice and a willingness to share responsibility and not walking away from one's children.