The best reply to an atheist is to give him a good dinner and ask him if he believes there is a cook.

A graceful taunt is worth a thousand insults.

I know of no higher fortitude than stubborness in the face of overwhelming odds.

A man who works with his hands is a laborer; a man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman; but a man who works with his hands and his brain and his heart is an artist.

Words of comfort, skillfully administered, are the oldest therapy known to man.

When a man points a finger at someone else, he should remember that four of his fingers are pointing at himself.

True religion is the life we lead, not the creed we profess.

A beautiful lady is an accident of nature. A beautiful old lady is a work of art.

Preparation is the be-all of good trial work. Everything else - felicity of expression, improvisational brilliance - is a satellite around the sun. Thorough preparation is that sun.

Education is not the accumulation of knowledge, but the ability to find it.

A speaker who does not strike oil in ten minutes should stop boring.

Not everything Jace did was insane and suicidal, she reminded herself. It just seemed that way. -Clary, pg.46-

On the average, five times as many people read the headlines as read the body copy.

It's not exclusive, but inclusive, which is the whole spirit of jazz.

Soil is a living ecosystem and is a farmer's most precious asset. A farmer's productive capacity is directly related to the health of his or her soil.

Smokey, this is not 'Nam. This is bowling. There are rules.

We've been given this gift, our planet, and we've found no other place in the universe that we can inhabit. I want to do something to create radical change to help save it. It's our responsibility.

The challenges we've had personally and globally have been the catalysts needed to let go of old ways of being that aren't the vibration of love.

I think marrying somebody who's not a celebrity, it just takes a lot of the pressure off.

In nature, everything has a job. The job of the fog is to beautify further the existing beauties!

Beauty too rich for use, for earth too dear.