The past which is so presumptuously brought forward as a precedent for the present was itself founded on some past that went before it.

Goethe has made a remark upon the perfectability of the human mind, which is full of sagacity: It is always advancing, but in a spiral line.

Love is the symbol of eternity.

Enthusiasm signifies 'God in us.'

Prayer is the life of the soul.

The greatest happiness is to transform one's feelings into action.

As we grow in wisdom, we pardon more freely.

In matters of the heart, nothing is true except the improbable.

The desire of the man is for the woman, but the desire of the woman is for the desire of the man.

Search for the truth is the noblest occupation of man; its publication is a duty.

We cease loving ourselves if no one loves us.

Be creative, be useful, be practical, be generous and finish big

Why are futuristic movies so primitive, violent and ugly despite having sophisticated technology? Humanity could have an incredible future if we manage the enormous challenges we face.

Evil that arises out of ordinary thinking and is committed by ordinary people is the norm, not the exception.

Like any good tree that one would hope to grow, we must set our roots deep into the ground so that what is real will prosper in the Light of Love.

There's ups and downs in this love. Got a lot to learn in this love. Through the good and the bad, still got love.

This story, I predict, will grow to be worse than Watergate. The American people need to have the answers.

Nothing on earth can resist an absolutely non-resistant person.

I do not see the world at all; I invent it.

Europe is trying to get its fiscal house in order.

Part of what I try to do in schools is take poetry off of a pedestal and make it a little more accessible and approachable.