Ambition begat simony; simony begat the pope and his brethren, about the time of the Babylonish captivity

If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.

Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude.

The time is always right to do what is right.

I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.

The time is always right to do the right thing.

You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.

Whoever drinks beer, he is quick to sleep; whoever sleeps long, does not sin; whoever does not sin, enters Heaven! Thus, let us drink beer!

I have held many things in my hands, and I have lost them all; but whatever I have placed in God's hands, that I still possess.

God does not need your good works, but your neighbor does.

One always has a choice.

When you are up in life your friends get to know who you are. When you are down in life you get to know who your friends are.#minoradjustments101

A Man who has never lied to a woman has no respect for her feeling.

The approval of a cat cannot but flatter the recipient.

Dreams can be dangerous things.

You snuck up on me,” she said. “I guess I’m not much of a Shadowhunter, huh?” Simon shrugged. “Well, in your defense, I do move with a silent, pantherlike grace.

Painting is just like making an after-dinner speech. If you want to be remembered, say one thing and stop.

People are approaching electronic levels in music; although not all of it happens to tickle my fancy

I'm never happier than when I'm being creative, whether that's with Coldplay or other artists. I just love being in the studio.

Love, all alike, no season knows, nor clime, nor hours, days, months, which are the rags of time.