The duke understood the danger in having an important conversation too often in one's head before having it with the intended party.

How long would it take for her sadness to ease? How long must she wait to forget a man who would've been her ideal, were he not who he was? The answer: too long. But wait she must.

Finding your purpose isn't enough. the challenge for our generation is creating a world where everyone has a sense of purpose.

We are so rebellious that when we die our cells refuse to live a second longer. But our souls they live always....

To spur a willing horse.

Extraordinary circumstances often bring along with them extraordinary strength. No man knows, till the experiment, what he is capable of effecting.

We cannot banish dangers, but we can banish fears. We must not demean life by standing in awe of death.

I loved dancing as a young girl.

I think being open-minded about what Nature is trying to tell you is the key to being creative and successful.

The cottage industry of India had to perish in order that Lancashire might flourish.

I don't know if you saw the parting of the Red Sea with the chariots on the horses, I did stuff like that.

I can stand here today, leader of the Labour Party, Prime Minister, and say to the British people: you have never had it so ... prudent.