O that one unguarded moment! / Were it mine to live again, / All the strength of its temptation / Would appeal to me in vain.

Never is true love blind, but rather brings an added light.

All the great blessings of my life are present in my thoughts today

And though hard be the task, keep a stiff upper lip.

Sometimes, I think the things we see are shadows of the things to be; that what we plan we build

And never since harvests were ripened, / Or laborers born, / Have men gathered figs of the thistle, / Or grapes of the thorn!

Only yield when you must, never "give up the ship," but fight on to the last "with a stiff upper lip!

Women are only told that they resemble angels when they are young and beautiful; consequently, it is their persons, not their virtues, that procure them homage.

Come up, April, though the valley, / In your robes of beauty drest, / Come and wake your flowery children / From their wintry beds of rest.

There are eyes half defiant, Half meek and compliant; Black eyes, with a wondrous, witching charm To bring us good or to work with harm.

Ah, there are moments for us here, when, seeing Life's inequalities, and woe, and care, The burdens laid upon our mortal being Seem heavier than the human heart can bear.

Belief and faith are great, but very few people have been led astray by thinking for themselves.

Fathers and mothers have lost the idea that the highest aspiration they might have for their children is for them to be wise... specialized competence and success are all that they can imagine.

You cannot even begin to understand contemporary African politics if you have not read this fascinating book

I spend 80% of my time in my restaurants. Taping my TV shows doesn't take much time, and then they get aired a lot. That's the thing people don't realize.

Even Spartacus needs a coach.

I've never been a fan of directors who clutter a piece with all sorts of crazy preconceptions or weird ideas.

Better extirpate the whole breed, root and branch. And this, unless the German people come to their senses, is what we propose to do.

Frankly, I got into the movies because I like the movies a lot.

When somebody tells you he or she is leading something, a fair question is, "What is your vision?"

Home, Ms. Lane?” His deep voice was gently amused. “I have to call it something,” I said morosely. “They say home is where the heart is. I think mine’s satin-lined and six feet under.