On him who wields power gently, the god looks favorably from afar.

He who learns must suffer. And even in our sleep pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God.

In war, truth is the first casualty.

Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times.

There is no pain so great as the memory of joy in present grief.

Zeus, first cause, prime mover; for what thing without Zeus is done among mortals?

It is an easy thing for one whose foot is on the outside of calamity to give advice and to rebuke the sufferer.

Better to die on your feet than live on your knees.

The air is Zeus, Zeus earth, and Zeus the heaven, Zeus all that is, and what transcends them all.

For there is no defense for a man who, in the excess of his wealth, has kicked the great altar of Justice out of sight.

By polluting clear water with slime you will never find good drinking water.

To put a dreamer in their place isn’t dreaming.

I speak of the human heart, not a logic puzzle." -Diego de Gama

So when you spot violence, or bigotry, or intolerance or fear or just garden-variety misogyny, hatred or ignorance, just look it in the eye and think, 'The good outnumber you, and we always will.'

While you're improvising, you may come up with something which will break him up. As soon as that smile comes out, you know that, hey, we're having fun.

The thing about shadows is that they're not all darkness. You need to have light to have shadows. So just look for it.

I don't think anyone would argue with the notion that there have been serious abuses on Wall Street.

We're separated by our myths.

Ignore people who tell you 'you can't' or try to discourage you.

In every romance you have to budget for the occasional dust-up.

At 46 one must be a miser; only have time for essentials.