Modesty and conscientiousness receive their reward only in novels. In life they are exploited and then shoved aside.

He who would accomplish little must sacrifice little; he who would achieve much must sacrifice much; he who would attain highly must sacrifice greatly.

If a little is great, and a lot is better, then way too much is just about right!

I would define, in brief, the poetry of words as the rhythmical creation of Beauty.

The cure for boredom is curiosity.There is no cure for curiosity.

Courage is grace under pressure.

The people I distrust most are those who want to improve our lives but have only one course of action.

With me poetry has not been a purpose, but a passion.

Dress shabbily and they remember the dress; dress impeccably and they remember the woman.

I will go on my knees and ask the Liberian people to participate in bringing peace and stability to our country.

Central banks don't have divine wisdom. They try to do the best analysis they can and must be prepared to stand or fall by the quality of that analysis.

Religion is like a knife: you can either use it to cut bread, or stick in someone's back.

A difference of opinion is what makes horse racing and missionaries.

We often discover what will do by finding out what will not do; and probably he who never made a mistake never made a discovery.

I've got a woman's ability to stick to a job and get on with it when everyone else walks off and leaves it.

A lie never lives to be old.

It's sad when someone you know becomes someone you knew.

Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not.

Beneath the makeup and behind the smile I am just a girl who wishes for the world.

Sunlight is painting.

When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.