In how large a proportion of creatures is existence composed of one ruling passion, the most agonizing of all sensations--fear.

How many of us have been attracted to reason; first learned to think, to draw conclusions, to extract a moral from the follies of life, by some dazzling aphorism.

The conscience is the most flexible material in the world. Today you cannot stretch it over a mole hill; while tomorrow it can hide a mountain.

He who writes prose builds his temple to Fame in rubble; he who writes verses builds it in granite.

Genius is but fine observation strengthened by fixity of purpose.

Men are valued, not for what they are, but for what they seem to be.

A fresh mind keeps the body fresh. Take in the ideas of the day, drain off those of yesterday.

A good cigar is as great a comfort to a man as a good cry to a woman.

Punctuality is the stern virtue of men of business, and the graceful courtesy of princes.

Love has no thought of self! Love buys not with the ruthless usurer's gold The loathsome prostitution of a hand Without a heart! Love sacrifices all things To bless the thing it loves!

A fresh mind keeps the body fresh.

Let your heart shine even more than your face. The beautiful contents of your heart can never be forgotten, but your face will be a history.

Pampered content is a public resignation of artistic integrity.

I quit therapy because my analyst was trying to help me behind my back.

You can't be afraid of getting old. Old is good, if you're gathering in life. Our band is good at understanding that equation.

Each of us by our daily acts of peace and our commitment to building a better world can inspire others and help create a groundswell for peace too powerful to be turned aside.

I wished to be loved by another. But I desire no man's pity.

When it comes to casting, I've been so lucky. I've worked with unbelievable actors who make me look better than I am and take the written word and make it honest.

I don't need a mirror to see that it's true, cause I'm ugly with a capital U.

Every now and then go away, have a little relaxation, for when you come back to your work your judgment will be surer.

I'll follow him to the ends of the earth,' she sobbed. Yes, darling. But the earth doesn't have any ends. Columbus fixed that.