To err from the right path is common to mankind.

One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life: That word is love.

Rather fail with honor than succeed by fraud.

The dice of Zeus always fall luckily.

Always desire to learn something useful

Believe that a further shore is reachable from here.

All men make mistakes, but a good man yields when he knows his course is wrong, and repairs the evil. The only crime is pride.

Children are the anchors of a mother's life.

Heaven ne'er helps the men who will not act.

There is nothing more hateful than bad advice.

Go then if you must, but remember, no matter how foolish your deeds, those who love you will love you still.

I could run, too, but my feet hurt. It's tough being a fashion vixen.

People ask whether there is Hell. Yes, there is Hell: Hate is Hell!

Capitalism without Bankruptcy is like Catholicism without Hell.

Music was what I always wanted to do and I was one of the lucky few to achieve my ambition and earn a living from it for which I'm very grateful.

I'm relaxed about my career. I've been making movies for over 20 years, so I've earned at least the right to relax.

There are two miracles in Canadian history. The first is the survival of French Canada, and the second is the survival of Canada.

But sometimes there’s nothing left to do but move on.

Learning to deal with setbacks, and maintaining the persistence and optimism necessary for childhood's long road to mastery are the real foundations of lasting self-esteem.

There's power to: and everyone should have that, but everyone doesn't. Power to play Bach, or tennis, or boccie if you like. And there's power over; and no one should have that, but people do.

I can find my way from 500 A.D. through to 1066 pretty well as an amateur historian.