It might seem that an egg which has succeeded in being fresh has done all that can reasonably be expected of it.

Under certain circumstances there are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea.

It's time to start living the life you've imagined.

Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind.

We work in the dark - we do what we can - we give what we have. Our doubt is our passion, and our passion is our task. The rest is the madness of art.

Do not mind anything that anyone tells you about anyone else. Judge everyone and everything for yourself.

Everything about Florence seems to be colored with a mild violet, like diluted wine.

Excellence does not require perfection.

The Roman jurisprudence has the longest known history of any set of human institutions.

I'm yours for ever--for ever and ever. Here I stand; I'm as firm as a rock. If you'll only trust me, how little you'll be disappointed. Be mine as I am yours.

It's a complex fate, being an American, and one of the responsibilities it entails is fighting against a superstitious valuation of Europe.

The problem with people is they forget that most of the time it's the small things that count.

Do great things, Laure, be happy, or at least do your best to be. Life is fragile

It's really important to draw the line on what we do as actors.

If you would be happy, render a kind service, make somebody else happy.

I think it will take years before we can repair the damage done by that statement.

It is the restrictions placed on vice by our social code which makes its pursuit so peculiarly agreeable.

In 2012, African-Americans were 13 percent of the electorate, and 93 percent of them voted for [Barack] Obama.

There are no innocents in Gaza. Mow them down kill the Gazans without thought or mercy.

There are certain things I just don't talk about - there are certain things that are private.

You know, what we do know is that there is a high frequency of violence in the home of those who bully.