Philosophy means the complete liberty of the mind.

Life is short and we have never too much time for gladdening the hearts of those who are travelling the dark journey with us. Oh be swift to love, make haste to be kind.

Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness. Thankfulness may consist merely of words. Gratitude is shown in acts.

Any landscape is a condition of the spirit.

I'm not interested in age. People who tell me their age are silly. You're as old as you feel.

To know how to suggest is the art of teaching.

Our duty is to be useful, not according to our desires but according to our powers.

Without passion man is a mere latent force and possibility, like the flint which awaits the shock of the iron before it can give forth its spark.

Sacrifice still exists everywhere, and everywhere the elect of each generation suffers for the salvation of the rest.

Uncertainty is the refuge of hope.

The stationary condition is the beginning of the end

Your destiny is in your mind, just faith it and have a brighter destination.

When we forgive someone, it doesn’t justify what they’ve done. It releases them into God’s hands so He can deal with them.

Truth is for the minority.

I can't believe we really made it, I'm partly surprised.

Obsess about customers, not competitors.

People often ask why comedy is harder for women, and the reason is because a tampon will sometimes fall out when you're on stage. Blokes don't have that worry.

On a lone winter evening, when the frost Has wrought a silence.

The thing that drives me most crazy in the world is not to be believed.

I hope I don't make it sound like it's this big to-do, but even putting on real cufflinks takes work.

Comedy has always been something I love, but for some reason - probably because of the British accent - I've always been pushed toward more period work.