People can be in general pretty well trusted, of course--with the clock of their freedom ticking as loud as it seems to do here--to keep an eye on the fleeting hour.

Under certain circumstances there are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea.

It's time to start living the life you've imagined.

Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind.

We work in the dark - we do what we can - we give what we have. Our doubt is our passion, and our passion is our task. The rest is the madness of art.

Do not mind anything that anyone tells you about anyone else. Judge everyone and everything for yourself.

Everything about Florence seems to be colored with a mild violet, like diluted wine.

Excellence does not require perfection.

The Roman jurisprudence has the longest known history of any set of human institutions.

I'm yours for ever--for ever and ever. Here I stand; I'm as firm as a rock. If you'll only trust me, how little you'll be disappointed. Be mine as I am yours.

It's a complex fate, being an American, and one of the responsibilities it entails is fighting against a superstitious valuation of Europe.

Small is the number of them that see with their own eyes and feel with their own hearts.

As human beings in general ... I don't think we've grown that much. Technology wise, we are getting too intelligent for our own good.

Complaining is one of the ego's favorite strategies for strengthening itself.

I should like to make myself free to all who care to attend my lectures.

The bottom line is, if somebody doesn't go through proper security screening, they're not going to go on the flight.

I love Oklahoma. The fans have been with me every night. What more can you ask for?

Celebrity is more than a culture today; it is an industry, complete with fame factories.

I know that if I perform at a really high level, we're going to have a better chance to win.

Sometimes you can’t choose what you love.

Low on his funeral couch he lies!