O Earth! All bathed with blood and tears, yet never, Hast thou ceased putting forth thy fruit and flowers.

Goethe has made a remark upon the perfectability of the human mind, which is full of sagacity: It is always advancing, but in a spiral line.

Love is the symbol of eternity.

Enthusiasm signifies 'God in us.'

Prayer is the life of the soul.

The greatest happiness is to transform one's feelings into action.

As we grow in wisdom, we pardon more freely.

In matters of the heart, nothing is true except the improbable.

The desire of the man is for the woman, but the desire of the woman is for the desire of the man.

Search for the truth is the noblest occupation of man; its publication is a duty.

We cease loving ourselves if no one loves us.

Would you believe in a story without the heroes? There are stories without heroes.

Everywhere I go, I kind of half stumble, half stomp. If there’s a balcony within a hundred feet of me at any given time, I am on it— smoking a Marlboro light 100 and complaining about something.

Mexicans are a band of illiterate Indians.

I do think that even if the average person doesn't care, it IS a big deal. Like, it's been a foundational principle of our democracy for 240 years.

Most of us have made the mistake that after they crossed the Red Sea they spent 40 years in the wilderness fighting amongst each other.

We are all good friends. Friendship is what endures. Shared ideals, respect for the whole character of a human being.

The first essential to success in the art you practice is respect for the art itself.

Love is the only thing - I don't want to say that "makes it bearable" - but I feel like without the possibility of love, this place would just devour us.

The smartest advertising is the advertising that communicates the best and respects the consumer's intelligence.

Forget diamonds or dogs—a girl or boy's best friend is always a high-powered weapon.