The voice of conscience is so delicate that it is easy to stifle it; but it is also so clear that it is impossible to mistake 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.

Part of keeping space open is not to try to choose a form - to spend more time thinking about content, and let form take care of itself.

If you go deeper and deeper into your own heart, you'll be living in a world with less fear, isolation and loneliness.

I thought Colin Powell did a fine job as secretary of state.

Could beauty be beaten out, O youth the cities have sent to strike at each other's strength, it is you who have kept her alight.

We don't think about women being leaders.

Some new machinery with adequate powers must be created now if our fine phrases and noble sentiments are to have substance and meaning for our children.

I once had a crush on one of my teachers. I wrote him a love letter and stuck it in a bag in his office. I didn’t write my name on it, but I’m sure he figured out it was me.

Speaking to a lawyer about pictures is something like talking to a butcher about humanity.

It's not that liberals aren't smart, it's just that so much of what they know isn't so

Music has never been at a better time then it is right now, we're really lucky to be a part of this wonderful thing called music.