No matter who reigns, the merchant reigns.

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.

We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started.

The Church is not a gallery for the exhibition of eminent Christians, but a school for the education of imperfect ones.

Some men are like pyramids, which are very broad where they touch the ground, but grow narrow as they reach the sky.

As for marigolds, poppies, hollyhocks, and valorous sunflowers, we shall never have a garden without them, both for their own sake, and for the sake of old-fashioned folks, who used to love them.

A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted by every pebble on the road.

The thistle is a prince. Let any man that has an eye for beauty take a view of the whole plant, and where will he see a more expressive grace and symmetry; and where is there a more kingly flower?

Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.

He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has.

Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith.

Turn your self-hell into self-help.

Madness, and then illumination.

Israel is a fulfilled dream. Nothing that exists here existed here a hundred years ago.

There are two things in New York, euphoria and disaster.

With the development of the Christian Lacroix house in Paris and my work notably for the theater, it wasn't serious doing things by half.

When I did make the decision to focus on acting, I think my mother was just relieved for me that I had finally started to focus.

How many shots does it take before the concept ay choice becomes obsolete?

My friends thought I was crazy, that I should wait until I was dead. But I was determined. It is easy to promise but action is different.

Sadly when I want someone to hold me and tell me everything is going to be alright, I have no one. I miss you so much and I wish there was someone to love me when I am down.

Shake It Up definitely teaches kids about the importance of reaching for your dreams and setting high goals. It also teaches great lessons about friendship and family.