None of God's Creatures absolutely consider'd are in their own Nature Contemptible; the meanest Fly, the poorest Insect has its Use and Vertue.

Women are from their very infancy debarred those Advantages with the want of which they are afterwards reproached.

Truth is strong, and sometime or other will prevail.

Marry for Love, an Heroick Action, which makes a mighty noise in the World, partly because of its rarity, and partly in regard of its extravagancy.

Your glass will not do you half so much service as a serious reflection on your own minds.

To plead for the Oppress'd and to defend the Weak seem'd to me a generous undertaking; for tho' it may be secure, 'tis not always Honourable to run over to the strongest party.

The scum of the People are most Tyrannical when they get the Power, and treat their Betters with the greatest Insolence.

Fetters of gold are still fetters, and the softest lining can never make them so easy as liberty.

If all men are born free, why is it that all women are born slaves?

If God had not intended that Women shou'd use their Reason, He wou'd not have given them any, 'for He does nothing in vain.

The Span of Life is too short to be trifled away in unconcerning and unprofitable Matters.

The truth can be known or realized but cannot be change or modify.

Her music ran through him with electric energy, more joyous than anything he could remember and more painful than silver.

Earthquakes just happen. Tornadoes just happen. Your tongue does not just happen to fall into some other girls mouth!

Anything which throws light upon the Universe, anything which reveals us to ourselves, should be welcome in this world of riddles.

Why would you try to kill this guy, Kevin? He's a genius. Nuts to your truce.

I was always the sexy bass player in the background while Robin stood centre. Barry and I played it up a bit, gave 'em a bit of thigh.

Anyone who makes a life of what they love is a hero to me, and it's important for those people to be visible in every kind of life, every kind of love, every kind of work.

Don't you think almost anything can be funny? Almost anything.

This physical world, though necessary to our evolution, is the embodiment of impermanence, of constant change. Thus, we take care not to become overly attached to it.

The only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work