It is painful to doubt the sincerity of those we love.

But smiles and tears are so alike with me, they are neither of them confined to any particular feelings: I often cry when I am happy, and smile when I am sad.

I would rather have your friendship than the love of any other woman in the world.

But he that dares not grasp the thorn Should never crave the rose.

A light wind swept over the corn, and all nature laughed in the sunshine.

I love the silent hour of night, for blissful dreams may then arise, revealing to my charmed sight what may not bless my waking eyes.

My soul is awakened, my spirit is soaring and carried aloft on the wings of the breeze.

Keep both heart and hand in your own possession, till you see good reason to part with them.

Because the road is rough and long, Should we despise the skylark's song?

There are great books in this world and great worlds in books.

All our talents increase in the using, and every faculty, both good and bad, strengthens by exercise.

Happiness is the best revenge

Instead of becoming a woman of the world, become a woman of the Word.

Desultory reading is delightful, but to be beneficial, our reading must be carefully directed.

The meaning of life is to live a meaningful life.

The best kind of design isn't necessarily an object, a space, or a structure: it's a process- dynamic and adaptable.

Sometimes you have to be selfish to be selfless.

I am a New Yorker. I like New York. And I like cities. And it's not my desire to make New York more suburban. I would personally just like to vet each person.

Part of the NAFTA legislation required studies of labor practices, and there was quite a good study that came out by a labor historian on the use of NAFTA to undermine and destroy unions.

My music is a very personal reflection of me, whereas, acting a role, thats a reflection of another character.

The advantage of doing one's praising for oneself is that one can lay it on so thick and exactly in the right places.