Though the desire of fame be the last weakness Wise men put off.

To doubt is worse than to have lost; And to despair is but to antedate those miseries that must fall on us.

A willing mind makes a hard journey easy.

Malice scorned, puts out itself; but argued, give a kind of credit to a false accusation.

True dignity is never gained by place, and never lost when honors are withdrawn.

Be wise; soar not too high to fall; but stoop to rise.

It is true fortitude to stand firm against All shocks of fate, when cowards faint and die In fear to suffer more calamity.

How sweetly sounds the voice of a good woman! It is so seldom heard that, when it speaks,it ravishes all senses.

Giants in Their promises, but those obtained, weak pigmies In their performance.

He is not valiant that dares lie; but he that boldly bears calamity.

Thou art figured blind, and yet we borrow our best sight from thee.

You are born an artist or you are not. And you stay an artist, dear, even if your voice is less of a fireworks. The artist is always there.

Marriage is sleeping together in a bed a little too narrow.

One might be led to suspect that there were all sorts of things going on in the Universe which he or she did not thoroughly understand.

I'm not a fruity girl. I don't like licorice. I'm chocolate all the way.

If you are wrong, admit it quickly and emphatically.

It is beautiful in Vancouver; let's face it. I mean, you have the ocean. There's mountains.

Jane Austen we know never let two men converse alone in any novel because what they said would be unknown to her.

I really do think that if you're doing your job right, you're never gonna be what the other actor was, but you can be influenced by his intelligence and his choices.

It really is quite remarkable that Darfur has become a household name. I am gratified that's the case.

The movies I cannot go without and that I watch annually are 'A Clockwork Orange,' 'Scarface' and 'Fantasia.'