Our sweetest experiences of affection are meant to be suggestions of that realm which is the home of the heart.

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.

We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started.

The Church is not a gallery for the exhibition of eminent Christians, but a school for the education of imperfect ones.

Some men are like pyramids, which are very broad where they touch the ground, but grow narrow as they reach the sky.

As for marigolds, poppies, hollyhocks, and valorous sunflowers, we shall never have a garden without them, both for their own sake, and for the sake of old-fashioned folks, who used to love them.

A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted by every pebble on the road.

The thistle is a prince. Let any man that has an eye for beauty take a view of the whole plant, and where will he see a more expressive grace and symmetry; and where is there a more kingly flower?

Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.

He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has.

Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith.

If your attitudes are good, then your world will be better.

Unlike flying or astral projection, walking through walls is an earthbound pursuit.

A tattoo is an affirmation: that this body is yours to have and to enjoy while you're here. Nobody else can control what you do with it.

Man, one may say, was never in such a completely animal condition; but he has, on the other hand, never escaped from it.

Stand-up is an amazing art form, I think, because it's all about you having complete control of the situation, but absolutely none.

If you're making a film, the one thing I've learned is you have to pick somebody really well-known to make it relevant.

I love research. I'd go so far as to say I'm a research fanatic.

The solution to low self-esteem is to get over yourself and get a higher purpose.

I sleep with my baby blanket, Kiki, that my nana made for me.

The vision of a nation formed from many different peoples bound together by a common love of freedom was staked out long before our lifetimes or even our parents' or grandparents' lifetimes.