Religion either makes men wise and virtuous, or it makes them set up false pretenses to both.

The love of liberty is the love of others; the love of power is the love of ourselves.

A gentle word, a kind look, a good-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles.

Grace has been defined as the outward expression of the inward harmony of the soul.

Do not keep on with a mockery of friendship after the substance is gone - but part, while you can part friends. Bury the carcass of friendship: it is not worth embalming.

There is no prejudice so strong as that which arises from a fancied exemption from all prejudice.

Those who are at war with others are not at peace with themselves.

The more we do, the more we can do; the more busy we are, the more leisure we have.

Fashion is gentility running away from vulgarity and afraid of being overtaken

I'm not smart, but I like to observe. Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why.

We are very much what others think of us. The reception our observations meet with gives us courage to proceed, or damps our efforts.

You get what you expect in life.Expect great things in life.Live your best life.

The sisterhood of librarians is a non-profit organisation and our goal is to keep imagination alive, not make money.

It is better to have a relationship with someone who cheats on you than with someone who does not flush the toilet.

This world, he thinks, contains just one masterpiece, and that is itself.

Finding the leaders of the future is a question of recognizing those people who give leadership in a crisis.

Man's will is free in the sense that man can choose to do anything in keeping with his nature . . . Man's will is not free in that he is limited to his nature

Laila has moved on. Because in the end she knows that’s all she can do. That and hope.

I don't ever remember being able to debate with my parents. Even though I thought of myself as a very bright kid, I couldn't be vocal in that way.

I do some concerts. At the moment, I'm being helped a lot by a gig I play in London, which is Pizza Express.

I had many reasons for writing memoir but among them was the hope that every Latino child and adult would find something familiar in it.