If you can't say anything nice, then don't say anything at all.

It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds.

United we stand, divided we fall.

Every truth has two sides; it is as well to look at both, before we commit ourselves to either.

Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.

There's smoke in my iris, but I painted a sunny day on the insides of my eyelids

A doubtful friend is worse than a certain enemy. Let a man be one thing or the other, and we then know how to meet him.

We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.

No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.

The little reed, bending to the force of the wind, soon stood upright again when the storm had passed over.

It is thrifty to prepare today for the wants of tomorrow.

You are the world. Everything that you see around you is a reflection of your soul and mind.

Historically, the coupling of president and Speaker has been a tricky one that encourages a choreography both quick-footed and wary

Why, when I was a child, I didn't say, as most children do, that I was going to become an actress. I felt that I was an actress and no one could have convinced me that I wasn't!

Not poppy, nor mandrake, Nor all the drowsy syrups of the world, Shall ever medicine thee to that sweet sleep, Which thou owest yesterday.

The Russian leaders are keen judges of human psychology, and as such they are highly conscious that loss of temper and of self-control is never a source of strength in political affairs.

I always like to associate with a lot of priests because it makes me understand anti-clerical things so well.

You might recall, perhaps, that we were probably the only commentators to rely on the most knowledgeable source, State Department intelligence.

I just have to be super strong when it comes to my work time. Shut the browser, ignore the email alerts, and just WRITE.

The band cannot sign to another label or even put out its own material unless they are released from their agreement, which never happens.

The only story that seems worth writing is a cry, a shot, a scream. A story should break the reader's heart.