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Ah, that we lack the courage of our romantic convictions; and thereby miss the wine of life, forgoing the very thing that makes living worthwhile.

I glanced out the window at the signs of spring. The sky was almost blue, the trees were almost budding, the sun was almost bright.

You are the best friend you will ever have. In the presence of your true self you will become the most peaceful, the most relaxed, ...

What is a thousand years? Time is short for one who thinks, endless for one who yearns.

Above all, tell the truth.

What value has compassion that does not take its object in its arms?

All I want for her is that she finds a way to be who she is.

Natural dignity of mind or manners can never be concealed; it ever commands our respect: assumed dignity, or importance, excites our ridicule and contempt.

I look at the check once more and then fold and tuck it into my bra. It's not every day a girl gets to be ...

(Whichever way you look there is a din of tumult; Whichever way you go there are flames and torches; For tonight this world is heavy ...

If we don't cut expensive things like Head Start, child nutrition programs, and teachers, what sort of future are we leaving for our children?

This is what I want in heaven ... words to become notes and conversations to be symphonies.

It's a mistake to read. Television is the only way.

I think singing is one of the most natural things that human beings do, but it's difficult.

The [engineer] should be equipped with knowledge of many branches of study and varied kinds of learning, for it is by his judgement that all ...

Every time you think you weaken the nation.

Babies are the buds of life ready to bloom like a fresh flower to refresh humanity.

How do yo feel about her doing this?" That had to be Mahon. That low-pitched growl could only come from him."We let each other be ...

My husband would not give me an opportunity for worship. That was his greatness. They are cowards who claim absolute devotion from their wives as ...

Algebra, like laudanum, deadens pain, Fritz wrote.

Somewhat of goodness, something trueFrom sun and spirit shining throughAll faiths, all worlds, as through the darkOf ocean shines the lighthouse spark,Attests the presence everywhereOf ...

I HATED the Salinger story. It took me days to go through it, gingerly, a page at a time, and blushing with embarrassment for him ...

The Den, the best horror - You never know who is the Original!

We need to temper the idea that this company has to have some earthshaking event every 15 minutes.

Lots of times I was out through forcing the game.

Potius sero quam nunquam.Better late than never.

I got my tubes tied last fall, at age 45 ... After 33 years or so, I struggled to gain control of my reproductive potential ...

Brilliant. The Ontology Project is a post-graduate course in card magic.

Go forth from our holy land and go back to your families who are waiting for you impatiently, that you and we, as well, lead ...

Adam was told to toughen up. Get over it. We hear this a lot. History is in the past, bad things happened but it is ...

He that hath time and looks for better time, time comes that he repents himself of time.

May our spirit fill us with understanding of victory and defeat, the gift of collaboration, the wisdom to choose the right path, and opportunities that ...

All an agent is going to do is buy things for a player, damage his eligibility, and make the player dependent on them.

Pity for the guilty is treason to the innocent. -Kahlan

The goose lays the golden egg. Payrolls make consumers.

Only you weren't regular at all you were full of magic.

You learn not to mourn every little thing out here, or you'd never, ever stop grieving.

No one can upset you, unless you give them permission.

And I am now compelled to wonder if wisdom has ever existed or can ever exist. Might wisdom be as impossible in this particular universe ...

Nor ought a genius less than his that writ attempt translation.

Put bluntly, the ego is not an obstruction to Spirit, but a radiant manifestation of Spirit. All Forms are not other than Emptiness, including the ...

I'm a 'tweener,' man! I couldn't march with Dr. King and them. And I'm too old to be a hip-hopper. But I've been granted honorary ...

I cried for it. That's how I see life too. I was so interested in the opera that for a while I forgot the circumstances ...

There are no descriptions, it is almost needless to say, of Caesar, Napoleon, Hitler, or for that matter, Jefferson Davis playing with kittens.

We didn't make no mistakes. We didn't make no mistakes.

Military brats have this toughness: they're almost like orphans or foster children; they develop little mechanisms. It sets you up to look at things a ...

I'm just an artist. I can only do so much. I can only say so much.

So maybe we won't ever win the lottery, or marry royalty, or make that last second shot. That doesn't mean we won't have amazing adventures, ...

Caring for children is a dance between setting appropriate limits as caretakers and avoiding unnecessary power struggles that result in unhappiness.

I want to see riots! I want to see the kind of riots where cab drivers are afraid to pick up white people! I want ...

Contemporaries live from second hand to mouth.

The complacency engendered by the tranquil possession of a God-given truth.

Zen is the "spirit of the valley," not the mountaintop.

One of the pitfalls of a romantic comedy is that you know how it's going to end.

The fact that my dick's in it's happy place is probably saving your life. Trust me when I say I'm seriously considerin' strangling you, Sophie. ...

Is the root cause of sorrow but desire is also the root cause of action. How do we counter the paralysis of action when there ...

The world produces enough food for everyone. Why are one billion people going hungry?

Truth be told, I didn't intend to get caught. I don't worry about repercussions until they smack me in the head.

Years ago at music camp Harry once said to me, "He's not just a musical prodigy, you know. He's a musical genius." It comes back ...

Don't be different just to be different. Be different to be better.

I really feel stateless, which is not bad, because I always felt a man without a country was not encumbered by narrow loyalties.

I mean, really, whatever you woke up worrying about this morning, get over it. How important in the greater scheme of things can it possibly ...

My government will continue mounting a real fight against the trafficking of marijuana and all other drugs.

As long as we respond predictably to what feels good and what feels bad, it is easy for others to exploit our preferences for their ...

I deigned to suggest to him that it was also the American thing America was nothing if not good intentions.

Feel good about yourself. You have been blessed and you might not have even realized it.

She gets that fabulous edge that girls get to their voices, the edge that spells oncoming Tantrum From the Bowels of Hell, that says, 'I'll ...

Nothing is more restful than conformity.

I assure you, my dear, were you to play the piano on the moon, I would hear every chord.

Prayer is a powerful thing; for God has bound and tied himself thereunto.

Egg laying is the main thing, Lily. She's the mother of every bee in the hive, and they all depend on her to keep it ...

I'm a football fan in general. I'm always pulling for a good game.

The body is but a container for the spirit. Only your heart ... Only your spirit is the one true existence. And the one who ...

Philosopher and author Dr. Wayne Dyer calls the ego "edge god out." It is the process of disconnecting with the creative, true force of the ...

The white paintings came first; my silent piece came later.

Health is a habit, and not to be flung out of the window by any man, but coaxed downstairs a step at a time.

But it is not the length of life that counts - it is the depth and strength of life.

What are they going to do, shoot me? It's not war you know.

Big's voice trumpets, as if from stage or pulpit; his words carry weight, even pass the salt comes out of his mouth in a thou-shalt-Ten-Commandments ...

We can play, hide and seek if you want, you will hide and i will love you

Alone is a fact, a condition where no one else is around. Lonely is how you feel about that.

If then, Sir William Jones, who read in thirty languages, could not read the simplest peasant's face in its profounder and more subtle meanings, how ...

Change ain't looking for friends. Change calls the tune we all dance to.

I certainly ain't saying it's impossible. But Ada, look at Perry. Do you think that's what is happening?"She rolled her eyes and slammed the bat ...

The American people should be free to advocate for their candidates and their positions without burdensome limitations.

The number one reason we don't believe things that are true is because they don't always feel true.

She could find no purchase on the older woman's marble-smooth countenance. There were no cracks to give her a view into her soul.

History is orphan. It can speak, but cannot hear. It can give, but cannot take. Its wounds and tragedies can be read and known, but ...

Unable to attribute misfortune to chance, unable to accept their ultimate insignificance within the greater scheme, the people looked for monsters in their midst.

The quality of artistry is the capacity to assume innocence at will, the quality of experiencing innocence as if for the first time.

What is a constitution? It is a booklet with twelve or ten pages. I can tear them away and say that tomorrow we shall live ...

She waited for humiliation to streak through her system, but shockingly, none appeared. It felt as though someone else inhabited her body, someone who craved ...

Then believe, baby. I promise that if you fall, I will catch you. And I know you'll do the same for me.

You don't 'love' people when they are 'nice'. Don't you see that's the same as saying 'what's in it for me'?

Education for immediate effective consumption is more popular than ever, and nobody wants to think of the long term, or the intellectual tone of the ...

In recent years, many research studies have come to the same conclusion: Babies who are held, caressed, and kissed develop a healthier emotional life than ...

Attitude is the most beautiful expression of a positive life.

Using predictive models from engineering and public health, designers will plan safer, healthier cities that could allow us to survive natural disasters, pandemics, and even ...

A pink razor is like a mouse, where ever it is the pussy will follow.

Highest among those who have exhibited human nature by means of dialogue stands Shakespeare. His variety is like the variety of nature,endless diversity, scarcely any ...