People without firmness of character love to make up a fate for themselves that relieves them of the necessity of having their own will and of taking responsibility for themselves.

If we wait for the moment when everything, absolutely everything is ready, we shall never begin.

I do not know what the heart of a bad man is like. But i do know what the heart of a good man is like. And it is terrible.

We sit in the mud... and reach for the stars.

Go forward while you can, but if your strength fails you, sit down near the road and gaze without anger or envy at those who pass by. They don't have far to go, either.

Death's an old joke, but each individual encounters it anew.

Circumstances define us; they force us onto one road or another, and then they punish us for it.

Time, as is well known, sometimes flies like a bird and sometimes crawls like a worm, but human beings are generally particularly happy when they don't notice whether it's passing quickly or slowly.

Love, I thought, is stronger than death or the fear of death. Only by it, by love, life holds together and advances.

Nothing is worse and more hurtful than a happiness that comes too late.

Take what you can yourself, and don't let others get you into their hands; to belong to oneself, that is the whole thing in life.

It is a luxury to do something that serves no practical purpose: the luxury of civilization.

Treat every person you interact with, with the same sort of attention and respect which you hope they will give to you.

If quantitatively the American achievement is impressive, qualitatively it is somewhat less satisfying.

Necessity may render a doubtful act innocent, but it cannot make it praiseworthy

We are not filled with the Spirit of God to do easy things. He fills us with His Spirit so we can do impossible things.

I am a slow reader. I always loved words, which is a strange thing given that I couldn't actually read them

Open offices keep everyone in tune with what is going on and keep the energy up. If an employee is about privacy, show him or her how to use the lock on the bathroom.

Most actors don't grow up with sweet, vanilla parents.

The value we provide most to others is the same value we appreciate most from others.

where civil blood makes civil hands unclean