All honor's wounds are self-inflicted.
I do not argue with obstinate men. I act in spite of them.
Gold and silver from the dead turn often into lead.
But some emotions don't make a lot of noise. It's hard to hear pride. Caring is real faint - like a heartbeat. And pure love why, some days it's so quiet, you don't even know it's there.
To hell with circumstances; I create opportunities.
There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.
Children's talent to endure stems from their ignorance of alternatives.
Good actions ennoble us, and we are the sons of our deeds.
The universe we observe has precisely the properties we should expect if there is, at bottom, no design, no purpose, no evil and no good, nothing but blind pitiless indifference.
Talk low, talk slow and don't say too much.
Children are a wonderful gift. They have an extraordinary capacity to see into the heart of things and to expose sham and humbug for what they are.
For a moment, nothing happened. Then, after a second or so, nothing continued to happen.
If you've got them by the balls their hearts and minds will follow.
Genius is sorrow's child.
Purity of heart is to will one thing.
Show love, compassion, protection & generosity to those who depend on you – in fact, to everyone.
I'll always be poor in my mind.
Most ballet teachers in the United States are terrible. If they were in medicine, everyone would be poisoned.
It is a mistake to think you can solve any major problems just with potatoes.
When the dog looks at you, the dog is not thinking what kind of a person you are. The dog is not judging you.
If one is to be called a liar, one may as well make an effort to deserve the name.