Princes, kings, and other rulers of the world have used all their strength and cunning against the Church, yet it continues to endure and hold its own.

The first persecution of the Church took place in the year 67, under Nero, the sixth emperor of Rome.

When the Christians, upon these occasions, received martyrdom, they were ornamented, and crowned with garlands of flowers; for which they, in heaven, received eternal crowns of glory.

A defence in the Inquisition is of little use to the prisoner, for a suspicion only is deemed sufficient cause of condemnation, and the greater his wealth the greater his danger.

But, though persecuting malice raged, yet the Gospel shone with resplendent brightness; and, firm as an impregnable rock, withstood the attacks of its boisterous enemies with success.

A Protestant has seldom any mercy shown him, and a Jew, who turns Christian, is far from being secure.

The history of time is captured by poet, artist, writer, photographer…!

Be dangerous, darling, for the whole world rises and falls at your feet.

Whenever I see John Lewis, I invariably say, 'Thank you.' And I will never stop. I don't know how he's still standing, because what he endured took courage and strength that I don't know that I have.

Energy independence is very important to me.

In fashion we're lucky, we make dreams come true.

Teaching physics at the University, and more general lecturing to wider audiences has been a major concern.

In Los Angeles, you feel like everything revolves around the movies. In Paris, you still have other things to do.

The absolute as the idea is neither subjective nor objective; it is the intellectual structure under which they are subsumed.

The great tragedy of the average man is that he goes to his grave with his music still in him.

What's exciting about being an artist, still, and what I'm really finding is awesome is that you can do it until you drop. I don't care how many lines I have on my face - I'll keep doing it!