Be content with doing calmly the little which depends upon yourself, and let all else be to you as if it were not.

Exactness and neatness in moderation is a virtue, but carried to extremes narrows the mind.

All wars are civil wars, because all men are brothers.

The art of cookery is the art of poisoning mankind, by rendering the appetite still importunate, when the wants of nature are supplied.

A general rule for the good use of time is to accustom oneself to live in a continual dependence on the Spirit of God.

All earthly delights are sweeter in expectation than in enjoyment; but all spiritual pleasures more in fruition than in expectation.

The more you say, the less people remember.

The greatest of all crosses is self. If we die in part every day, we shall have but little to do on the last. These little daily deaths will destroy the power of the final dying.

Of all the duties enjoined by Christianity none is more essential and yet more neglected than prayer.

Let gratitude for the past inspire us with trust for the future.

How rare it is to find a soul quiet enough to hear God speak.

Work is the greatest thing in the world. So we should save some of it for tomorrow.

The wonderful thing about Food for Thought is that it lets you keep your hand in theater and be in front of a live audience without a commitment of six months, or even three months.

I get very close to people when I'm shooting them.

The Princess and the Pea?" Gabrielle suggested. "Not enough time," Kat said "Where's Waldo?" Gabrielle went on. "No." Hamish recoiled. "I am still not allowed back in Morocco.

We cannot restore traditional American freedom unless we limit the government's power to tax.

There's no reason to play in the NBA if you don't believe you can win it all.

My function at Verve was that of a genuine producer in artists and repertoire.

The pain of yesterday is the strength of today.

I was tired of my lady, we'd been together too long, like a worn-out recording of a favorite song.

I can talk about Jane Austen until the cows come home.