It is the still, small voice that the soul heeds, not the deafening blasts of doom.

In Europe life is histrionic and dramatized, and in America, except when it is trying to be European, it is direct and sincere.

The secret of the man who is universally interesting is that he is universally interested.

A man never sees all that his mother has been to him until it's too late to let her know that he sees it.

He who sleeps in continual noise is wakened by silence.

The wars come and go in blood and tears; but whether they are bad wars, or what are comically called good wars, they are of one effect in death and sorrow.

What the American public wants in the theater is a tragedy with a happy ending.

Some people stay longer in an hour than others can in a week.

If we like a man's dream, we call him a reformer; if we don't like his dream, we call him a crank.

Wisdom and goodness are twin-born, one heart must hold both sisters, never seen apart.

A friend knows how to allow for mere quantity in your talk, and only replies to the quality.

By studying yesterday, you will understand today.

If you celebrate Independence Day on just one day of the year, it only goes on to show that you are not truly Free…. Learn to celebrate your Freedom every day!

Silence made space for other people's words, which was important for those who needed to be listened to.

Music is a treasure and a love and a delight. It clears people's souls and lifts them high.

Survival is the second law of life. The first is that we are all one.

No society that places the individual above itself will survive; but neither will any society that places the individual below itself.

Life is terrible. It rules us, we do not rule it.

I am not a label snob and have learned that the thrill of shopping can be just as great, if not more so, when you find a bargain.

My body is very nice to me. I have a lucky physique - I just don't take weight on.

There is a big cry in California to stop everyone from running to Canada.