If it were absolutely necessary to choose, I would rather be guilty of an immoral act than of a cruel one.

To accomplish great things, we must not only act but also dream, not only plan, but also believe!

Until one has loved an animal a part of one's soul remains unawakened.

If the path be beautiful, let us not ask where it leads.

In its majestic equality, the law forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, beg in the streets and steal loaves of bread.

To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.

When a thing has been said and well, have no scruple. Take it and copy it.

Stupidity is far more dangerous than evil, for evil takes a break from time to time, stupidity does not.

Chance is perhaps the pseudonym of God when he did not want to sign.

All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another.

Religion has done love a great service by making it a sin.

We can build upon foundations anywhere if they are well and truly laid.

Health nuts are going to feel stupid someday, lying in hospitals dying of nothing.

All empires become arrogant. It is their nature.

I [had] added another small piece to the pages of the atlas that were real to me.

If you're able to enjoy something, to devote your life to it or a reasonable amount of time and energy, it will work out for you.

The impulse of the American woman to geld her husband and castrate her sons is very strong.

I'm like the random guy who you would think I'm a computer freak and you would think that I'm a massive art collector, but I'm really not.

When I was a kid I got no respect. I told my mother, I'm gonna run away from home. She said, On your mark.

He's (Willie Stargell) such a big strong guy he should love that porch. He's got power enough to hit home runs in any park, including Yellowstone.

A conventional playwright tries to tell you more about the characters than they know about themselves.