So, you see, my heart is held forever by this place," she said. "I cannot leave.

But life, if nothing else, had taught her promises weren't always to be counted on, and what appeared at first a shining chance might end in bitter disappointment.

The past can teach us, nurture us, but it cannot sustain us. The essence of life is change, and we must move ever forward or the soul will wither and die.

Ye'll never best your fears until ye face them

A grieving person's like a person treading in deep water--if they've nothing to hold on to, they lose hope. They slide right under.

Hope rarely enters into it. 'Tis action moves the world.

Whatever time we have," he said, "it will be time enough.

Tis never the place, but the people one shares it with who are the cause of our happiest memories.

The world becomes a wider place, with but a little learning.

These are your beautiful days, Julia Beckett," he promised softly.

Life is always uncertain,'he said with a shrug. 'We cannot let the fear of what might happen stop us living as we choose.

He who lives for nothing costs the lives of many, but he who lives for something greater than himself preserves those he loves.

Love God. Love people. And do stuff. That's my punch list everyday.

Standing, standing, standing - why do I have to stand all the time? That is the main characteristic of social Washington.

I mean, at the end of the day when I'm making a record, what I want to do is what I do

If finding true love was easy we'd all have a lot more free time.

As a measure of acting skills, film can be very deceptive.

Free, only want to be free, we huddle close, hang on to a dream.

Forty-years-old these days is the beginning of people's lives. I've found myself, I'm confident, I'm mature, I've been through some stuff, I'm ready to write my book.

A great part of art consists in imitation. For the whole conduct of life is based on this: that what we admire in others we want to do ourselves.

To be a good soldier, you must love the army. To be a good commander, you must be willing to order the death of the thing you love.