The merely political aspect of the land is never very cheering; men are degraded when considered as the members of a political organization.

Never look back unless you are planning to go that way.

There is no remedy for love but to love more.

The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it.

It's the beauty within us that makes it possible for us to recognize the beauty around us. The question is not what you look at but what you see.

If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined...

I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately.

be yourself- not your idea of what you think somebody else's idea of yourself should be.

What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us.

The greatest tragedy in life is to spend your whole life fishing only to discover it was never fish that you were after.

The only people who ever get anyplace interesting are the people who get lost.

A hermit never lives alone when he has God as a house guest.

Love is one of the strongest feelings one can ever have.

Can’t call ‘em zombies anymore, ” sighed Manny. He seemed almost wistful. “Now we gotta be all politically correct. It’s like the Cold Wars never happened.

I wanted to - any chance I had to dress up as a boy, like Halloween, I would be a pirate or a ghost that wore a tie. A hobo.

It seems that most people need to experience a great deal of suffering before they will relinquish resistance and accept - before they will forgive.

Beauty, like ice, our footing does betray; Who can tread sure on the smooth, slippery way: Pleased with the surface, we glide swiftly on, And see the dangers that we cannot shun.

I typically go for a more classic aesthetic, though I like to contrast that with bold statement pieces throughout my house.

Pity is something only weakness wants.

I think most people have that out-of-body experience when they win the Oscar.

One in four children being victimized? That's about seven children in every classroom. That's a significant proportion of the population.