Not for any one man's delight has Nature made the sun, the wind, the waters; all are free.

My hopes are not always realized, but I always hope.

A horse never runs so fast as when he has other horses to catch up and outpace.

Quarrels are the dowry which married folk bring one another.

Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you.

Make the workmanship surpass the materials.

Love is no assignment for cowards.

Happy is the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind, and has given up worrying once and for all.

The man who has experienced shipwreck shudders even at a calm sea.

Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence.

If you want to be loved, be lovable.

Life is a battle of balance.Balance between attachment and detachment. Attach yourself enough, to feel the "Pain in others".Detach yourself enough, not to feel the "Paininflicted by others”.

When you are nearer, you will understand how much your eyesight is deceived by distance. Therefore, push yourself a little harder.

I am certain and have always stressed that the destination of mankind is to become more and more humane. The ideal of humanity has to be revived.

When I wrote 'Marley & Me,' I had a clear audience in mind. And it did not include children. I wrote my book for adults and assumed only adults, and possibly teenagers, would be drawn to it.

Big shows are more like events and small shows are more like traditional gigs.

This has got to be the greatest school for lab bands in the country. It's great because Leon Breeden and his staff have devoted their lives - not just their time and talent - to build it.

Sin is ground in the notion of what is there that I want.

In reality, the monotheist texts preach neither peace, love nor tolerance. They are texts of hate.

You will always move toward anyone who increases you and away from anyone who makes you less.

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, believed to have one of the highest rates of sexual violence in the world, girls and women face increased peril on the road to safety.