The taxes of government are heavy enough, but not so heavy as the taxes we lay upon ourselves.

Men cannot labor on always. They must have recreation.

There is nothing to do with men [and women] but to love them; to contemplate their virtues with admiration, their faults with pity and forbearance, and their injuries with forgiveness.

Our hearts must not only be broken with sorrow, but be broken from sin, to constitute repentance.

Politeness is practical Christianity.

God giveth true grace to but a chosen few, however many aspire to it.

Occupied people are not unhappy people.

The less we parade our misfortunes the more sympathy we command.

Truth is the root of all the charities.

Every relation to mankind, of hate or scorn or neglect, is full of vexation and torment.

Godliness is practical religion.

He had an image in his mind of a gaggle of long-necked geese, all done up in petticoats and crinolines, sitting around a stuffy parlor and talking about him.

Hopefully one day Wars will only be fought in movies. And may the best producer win!

My optimism? Where I grew up our principal cultural expression was the funeral. Whatever keeps me going, it isn't optimism.

Do not sit long with a sad friend. When you go to a garden do you look at the weeds? Spend more time with the roses and jasmines.

'Star Wars' is fun, its exciting, its inspirational, and people respond to that. It's what they want.

It's not work that kills [people], it is worry.

Peer reviewers go for orthodoxy ... Many of the great 19th-century discoveries were made by men who had independent wealth-Charles Darwin is the prototype. They trusted themselves.

One of the things I liked about my character in 'Run' is that she can just disappear into the background if she wants, which is what I'm like.

Actually nobody can be perfect in cricket. Everybody makes mistakes. It is important to learn from your mistakes and correct them.

I grew up going to museums. I was privileged to discover art and artists in a very personal way.