There can be no high civilization where there is not ample leisure.

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.

We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started.

The Church is not a gallery for the exhibition of eminent Christians, but a school for the education of imperfect ones.

Some men are like pyramids, which are very broad where they touch the ground, but grow narrow as they reach the sky.

As for marigolds, poppies, hollyhocks, and valorous sunflowers, we shall never have a garden without them, both for their own sake, and for the sake of old-fashioned folks, who used to love them.

A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted by every pebble on the road.

The thistle is a prince. Let any man that has an eye for beauty take a view of the whole plant, and where will he see a more expressive grace and symmetry; and where is there a more kingly flower?

Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.

He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has.

Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith.

May God save any country to remain in a position to choose between a genius of bad character and a stupid of good character, because both will bring disaster to that country!

This stammer got me a home in Beverly Hills, and I'm not about to screw with it now.

I don't like defining myself. I just am.

I wrote two plays before I was cast on The Neighbors. They actually got published, which was cool.

Pray, pray be composed, and do not betray what you feel to every body present

Nature is what you see plus what you think about it.

Wasn’t it extraordinary to be in the world right now, wandering around in a wonderful adventure!

I loved my boarding school, but I didn't know what I wanted to do. I didn't have a career.

Promises are like crying babies in a theater, they should be carried out at once.

It's funny, but I never knew I was hot or could be beautiful until I saw 'Basic Instinct,' and I was so shocked when I saw how pretty they made me.