Grace is the absence of everything that indicates pain or difficulty, hesitation or incongruity.

The love of liberty is the love of others; the love of power is the love of ourselves.

A gentle word, a kind look, a good-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles.

Grace has been defined as the outward expression of the inward harmony of the soul.

Do not keep on with a mockery of friendship after the substance is gone - but part, while you can part friends. Bury the carcass of friendship: it is not worth embalming.

There is no prejudice so strong as that which arises from a fancied exemption from all prejudice.

Those who are at war with others are not at peace with themselves.

The more we do, the more we can do; the more busy we are, the more leisure we have.

Fashion is gentility running away from vulgarity and afraid of being overtaken

I'm not smart, but I like to observe. Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why.

We are very much what others think of us. The reception our observations meet with gives us courage to proceed, or damps our efforts.

This is a work of memory -- facts have been altered. Names have been changed.

You can't plan someone else's future, and I fully plan to become someone else.

In the act of loving someone you arm them against you.

There's this shop in New York I go to it has bones and fossils and insects that are like works of art. I have a few on my wall.

If the biblical account of creation in Genesis isn't true, how can we trust the rest of the Bible?

I always thought of Levittown as a joke.

It's the first and only rule. Magic comes when you're not looking for it.

I've learned that winning isn't everything, and it's more about the journey. But at the end of the day, I just want to stand on the podium with the gold medal.

I put heavy emphasis on the characters.

Writing system software is like planning a family.If you make a mistake you have to live with it for 20 years.