Virtue herself is her own fairest reward.

Make haste! The tide of Fortune soon ebbs.

Do not doubt a woman's power to aid; no toil Can daunt a pure affection.

Neither the wrath of Heaven nor the attacks of enemies are as fatal as Pleasure alone when she infects the mind.

Where two take counsel there is no lack of plans.

Nothing fairer than peace is given to man to know; Better one peace than countless triumphs

Take the word of experience, I speak the truth: inaction is safest in danger.

It is when we are in misery that we revere the gods; the prosperous seldom approach the altar.

The future of fiction? he said. Maybe, she said. Will it have room for, you know, love & stuff? he said. Always, she said. OK then, he said.

After 'The Matrix,' I cannot wear sunglasses. As soon as I put them on, people recognize me.

I've found that if you're not responsive to e-mail, it trains people to leave you alone.

I have tried to hold my philanthropic passion to fashion, because I think this is very important, and I realize I need to delve even deeper into it.

When you are learning a new technique, practice it wholeheartedly until you truly understand it.

It's been in the back of my head for five or six years, but more on the local level to get involved and try to create a better environment for my children and grandchildren.

There are no bona fide treatments available for embryonic stem cells. There is nothing in the laboratory, and there is certainly nothing in the clinics available to patients.

Um, Dues ex machina anyone?

Affirmation literally means to validate or confirm. So when we think a thought over and over again, we are validating or confirming it as the truth.

If your mind isn't open, keep your mouth shut too.