My reading of history convinces me that most bad government has grown out of too much government.

For retirement brings repose, and repose allows a kindly judgment of all things.

All the great treasures of life are hidden in a book.

God's already let go of your past. He doesn't remember it. He doesn't count it against you. Now it's time for you to let go too.

She smiled at him like a freshman invited to the senior prom. It made my blood boil.

His body, his mind, his soul, had, for years, served only for the profit of others. He had his own people to whom he was pledged. Three million. They were the currency of his freedom.

Sturdy gospel roots that go deep into rich spiritual soil strengthen and steady us in times of trial and difficulty.

As a magician, I think everything is possible. And I think if something is done by one person it can be done by others.

Personally, I'd like us to have a few more women on the 'Today' programme.

I always had to prove myself through my actions. Be a cheerleader. Be class president. Be the editor of the newspaper.

I was never a prodigy. I was never a child genius.

Thou and I are too wise to woo peaceably.