Motherhood is, after all, woman's great and incomparable work.

I was in the Square at the time. The crowd was a most good-humoured, easy going, smiling crowd; but presently it was transformed. A regiment of mounted police came cantering up.

And where there had been only jeers or taunts at first, crowds came to listen with serious and sympathetic mien.

Let your mind be quiet, realizing the beauty of the world, and the immense boundless treasures that it holds.

IN April 1882 my father died; and I was at once whirled out of my land of dreams into a very different sphere.

Remember, the serpent is still living in the Garden of Eden. Only the heterosexual couple was expelled.

We lived within two hundred yards of the sea, and its voice was in our ears night and day.

I saw deep in the eyes of the animals, the human soul look out upon me.

What is the good of life if its chief element, and that which must always be its chief element, is odious? No, the only true economy is to arrange so that your daily labor shall be itself a joy.

I might have simply settled down into an armchair literary life. I really don't know exactly why I didn't.

My ideas had been taking a socialistic shape for many years; but they were lacking in definite outline.

I hope you don't mind spending so much time with me, " Jett said. "I promise to be good, and I won't be too hard on you." His tone oozed amusement as he added, "Unless you want me to.

We cannot use jihadists because it's like shooting yourself in the foot.

That's great. They should put the hole in the fairway.

Every habit makes our hand more witty and our wit less handy.

As you get more global warming, you should see an increase in the extremes of the hydrological cycle - droughts and floods and heavy precipitation.

When we design our national R&D programs, we ought to ensure a place for the small, the new, and the cutting-edge.

I hate to say it to the kids out there but I just kind of blew off everything and made snowboarding the number one priority in my life

In man, at least, satisfaction is commonly followed by boredom.

I play a couple basic folks songs and break them down. I did that on a six string. I can't recall all the songs on it. There's some finger picking on it.

I will take a back seat when I know my fame is dipping. I'm not delusional.