The soul has greater need of the ideal than of the real

Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.

It is not enough to be happy, one must be content.

Life is the flower for which love is the honey.

To love beauty is to see light.

An intelligent hell would be better than a stupid paradise.

The future has several names. For the weak, it is impossible; for the fainthearted, it is unknown; but for the valiant, it is ideal.

Go out in the world and work like money doesn't matter, sing as if no one is listening, love as if you have never been hurt, and dance as if no one is watching.

When dictatorship is a fact, revolution becomes a right.

Music expresses that which cannot be put into words.

There is nothing like a dream to create the future.

Want to dance? We have music this time. And I don't have to punch you when we finish.

We are ever brutal to those who love and serve us in silence, but the time may come when, for our cruelty, we shall be deserted by these best friends of ours.

Some people just don’t find their Prince Charming straight away, they have to search for him.

Who is richer? The man who is seen, but cannot see? Or the man who is not being seen, but can see?

Jesus is not an impractical idealist; he is the practical realist.

I’m one of those moms who’s at the bus stop with my camcorder every year, with my phone taking a million pictures as they get on the bus.

I think people never hear what they say, and speech is a mocking sound instead of a jazz concert.

I don't know who St. Valentine was, but I hope he died alone, surrounded by couples.

There are things in life that are bigger than ourselves. Life is short, live it well.

You know, I have seven children, so I guess I know some things about life.