Sometimes success is due less to ability than to zeal.

You will never 'find' time for anything. If you want time, you must make it.

In life, as in Chess, ones own Pawns block ones way. A mans very wealth, ease, leisure, children, books, which should help him to win, more often checkmate him

Bad temper is its own scourge. Few things are more bitter than to feel bitter. A man's venom poisons himself more than his victim.

A successful career has been full of blunders.

You cannot win without sacrifice.

A large family party is rather too much like a flight of tomtits; everlasting twitter, but no conversation; gregariousness without companionship.

In life, as in chess, forethought wins.

The fact is - nothing comes, at least nothing good. All has to be fetched.

I once met a man who had forgiven an injury. I hope some day to meet the man who has forgiven an insult.

Proverbs are potted wisdom.

The purpose of a purpose is a purpose

Nothing is left of meEach time I see her

Eventually we all have to accept full and total responsibility for our actions, everything we have done, and have not done.

I like to try to make the characters I play be as human as possible.

The Bible says we need to love our enemies, bless our enemies. It does not say we should assume our enemies' priorities.

Left-wing thinking is that difference means unequal; therefore, all difference must be denied

A picture that is beautiful, or that comes off, or that works, looks as if it was all made at one stroke.

May the star of Bethlehem shine in your path.

Western people often see obscenity where there is only symbolism.

The good, the bad, that's just life. Let it go. There's no need to fret about the past. The question is: who are you going to share it with tomorrow?