Sudden shifts and changes are no bad preparation for political life.

For the rest of his life, Oliver Twist remembers a single word of blessing spoken to him by another child because this word stood out so strikingly from the consistent discouragement around him.

There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts.

It is because I think so much of warm and sensitive hearts, that I would spare them from being wounded.

Dignity, and even holiness too, sometimes, are more questions of coat and waistcoat than some people imagine.

Some conjurers say that number three is the magic number, and some say number seven. It's neither my friend, neither. It's number one. (Fagin)

Self-confident people are proud of their accomplishments, but can remain humble without bragging.

I have seen the movement of the sinews of the sky, And the blood coursing in the veins of the moon.

Truth, at the wrong time, can be dangerous.

No matter what else they're doing, women are also always nurturing.

A thought is a thing as real as a cannonball.

Prevention is one of the few known ways to reduce demand for health and aged care services.

My advice to educators is collaborate with parents; they know a lot about their kids.

The Europeans have fallen away from religion and the church while the rest of the world is seemingly more religious. I don't know how to explain it.

My family thought the fascination with acting was just another fad.

I think because we're such a trading nation, I think Canadians understand that first and foremost we're part of the global economy.