Madness is to think of too many things in succession too fast, or of one thing too exclusively.

Love is a canvas furnished by nature and embroidered by imagination.

If you want to know who controls you, look at who you are not allowed to criticize.

It is dangerous to be right in matters where established men are wrong.

The mirror is a worthless invention. The only way to truly see yourself is in the reflection of someone else's eyes.

Give me the patience for the small things of life, courage for the great trials of life. Help me to do my best each day and then go to sleep knowing God is awake.

Many are destined to reason wrongly; others, not to reason at all; and others, to persecute those who do reason.

Each player must accept the cards life deals him or her: but once they are in hand, he or she alone must decide how to play the cards in order to win the game.

The most important decision you make is to be in a good mood.

Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.

The more often a stupidity is repeated, the more it gets the appearance of wisdom.

....it seems to me that a pleasurable Contemplation of Beauty has certainly an immeasurably greater value than mere Consciousness of Pleasure.

Many lose through never starting. A job well begun is half done.

What cannot be talked about cannot be put to rest. And if it is not, the wounds will fester from generation to generation.

Theatre and opera were always the twin kingdoms that I felt I had to conquer, because they were my parents' favorites.

It's really important that people know about it and the issue in schools because it happens every day to people and it really hurts when people get bullied.

No matter how cynical you become, it's never enough to keep up.

Whatever the course, whether the course was boring or interesting to me, whether I was talented in mathematics or not talented in languages, my parents expected A's.

Our flag represents every American and it should not be hidden away as a result of property agreements.

You know, addressing my crazy by name doesn’t exactly help me stay sane,” I said. “Nothing can help you stay sane at this point, Mason,” said Becks. “That ship has sailed.

I was certain that I was not a Marxist, but I did believe firmly that a connection between economics and politics existed.