Periods of tranquillity are seldom prolific of creative achievement. Mankind has to be stirred up.

Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.

To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring.

Do not have evil-doers for friends, do not have low people for friends: have virtuous people for friends, have for friends the best of men.

There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.

The passions grafted on wounded pride are the most inveterate; they are green and vigorous in old age.

Each religion, by the help of more or less myth, which it takes more or less seriously, proposes some method of fortifying the human soul and enabling it to make its peace with its destiny.

Intelligence is quickness in seeing things as they are.

Experience seems to most of us to lead to conclusions, but empiricism has sworn never to draw them.

Man is a gregarious animal, and much more so in his mind than in his body. He may like to go alone for a walk, but he hates to stand alone in his opinions.

The Difficult is that which can be done immediately; the Impossible that which takes a little longer.

Believe that life is taking you down a wonderful path!

No human being really has any misery. It is your own mistake if you complain of the misery.

We are to give (and take) true love without falling into the narcissistic habit of only trying to take it in.

Savour a slow-paced contented life.

I think being raised spending so much time outdoors was really important - while you're in it, you might not know, but now I think of the things I was thankful for.

It's been amazing how this crazy career has been created. I feel that it's been given to me. I wouldn't be anywhere without Victoria's Secret.

All unbelief is the belief of a lie.

Be mindful of intention. Intention is the seed that creates our future.

I love doing concert music.

In life, as in restaurants, we swallow a lot of indigestible stuff just because it comes with the dinner.