There is nothing so desperately monotonous as the sea, and I no longer wonder at the cruelty of pirates.

Books are the bees which carry the quickening pollen from one to another mind.

Fate loves the fearless.

The devil loves nothing better than the intolerance of reformers.

All the beautiful sentiments in the world weigh less than a single lovely action.

One thorn of experience is worth a whole wilderness of warning.

Light is the symbol of truth.

A weed is no more than a flower in disguise.

Compromise makes a good umbrella, but a poor roof.

The brain can be easy to buy, but the heart never comes to market.

Each day the world is born anew for him who takes it rightly.

What does it mean to be alive?

Allowing your kids to watch TV doesn't have to mean they have no choice but to see commercials for junk food and alcohol.

There is a soul of truth in error; there is a soul of good in evil.

Wakin' up to find another day. The moon got lost again last night, but now the sun has finally had its say.

Where's the fun without a bit of risk?

I have friends who vote Tory, and I'm appalled, but that's not to say they're not great people in so many other ways.

The bullying was hideous and relentless, and we turned it round by making ourselves celebrities.

When I was in N.Y. bartending, I was in a billion music videos. I was in Madonna, George Michael, Salt-n-Pepa - it goes on and on.

Christianity is not consistency to conscience or to convictions; Christianity is being true to Jesus Christ.

When you get to the top, don't forget to send the elevator down for the next guy.