To have what we want is riches but to be able to do without is power.

It is not in the nature of politics that the best men should be elected. The best men do not want to govern their fellowmen.

A man's real belief is that which he lives by. What a man believes is the thing he does, not the thing he thinks.

Never tell a child 'you have a soul.' Teach him, you are a soul; you have a body.

If instead of a gem, or even a flower, we should cast the gift of a loving thought into the heart of a friend, that would be giving as the angels give.

Forgiveness unleashes joy. It brings peace. It washes the slate clean. It sets all the highest values of love in motion.

Any faith in Him, however small, is better than any belief about Him, however great.

No man ever sank under the burden of the day. It is when tomorrow's burden is added to the burden of today that the weight is more than a man can bear.

To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved.

It is by loving and not by being loved that one can come nearest to the soul of another.

How strange this fear of death is! We are never frightened at a sunset.

You can't be sad when Daisy is around, she won't let you.

Don't let past mistakes make you lose hope of achieving good. Some of those with the worst past have made a great future for themselves.

Dear Government... I'm going to have a serious talk with you if I ever find anyone to talk to.

It's hard to forget someone who gave you so much to remember.

News reporting is a cycle: No matter how much you work at sending a message, it's only successful if it's received.

I cannot love a soul so dark it eats up others' light

For a great master, everyone is a master, because he learns from everyone! For a great master, everything is a master, because he learns from everything!

As a kid, I never thought I'd be an actress. Never, ever, ever, no way. I was really shy - bordering on social disorder shy - and I was really academic.

I had a very different vibe then, I was very into minimalism. I was kind of obsessed with Helmut Lang and [Martin] Margiela.