It would be something that another person had written down without understanding its significance; just a sentence or two that would be like a flash of light.

I try to remind myself that we are never promised anything, and that what control we can exert is not over the events that befall us but how we address ourselves to them.

He says I'm beautiful as a red tomato

Wouldn't it be strange, she thought, to have a blue sky? But she liked the way it looked. It would be beautiful - a blue sky.

The trouble with anger is, it gets hold of you. And then you aren't the master of yourself anymore. Anger is. And when anger is the boss, you get unintended consequences.

A person who thought he knew everything simply didn’t understand how much there was to know.

People find a way through just about anything.

When someone has been mean to you, why would you want to be good to them?' 'You wouldn't want to. That's what makes it hard. You do it anyway. Being good is hard. Much harder than being bad.

What you need to learn, children, is the difference between right and wrong in every area of life. And once you learn the difference, you must always choose the right.

A darkness different from Ember's, but just as frightening.

The main thing to do is pay attention. Pay close attention to everything, notice what no one else notices. Then you'll know what no one else knows, and that's always useful.

I do not want to grow for the sake of growth. Never will I be blind by greed.

Good fortune is a god among men, and more than a god.

Yeah, it's more like playing what you think is appropriate for the moment, not forcing any particular style.

The brave man wants no charms to encourage him to his duty, and the good man scorns all warnings that would deter him from fulfilling it.

The doors of Opportunity are marked 'Push' and 'Pull'.

It is not the business of government to make men virtuous or religious, or to preserve the fool from the consequences of his own folly.

Southern white people despise the Negro as a race, and will do nothing to aid in his elevation as such; but for certain individuals they have a strong affection, and are helpful to them in many ways.

A very wise quote is a spectacular waterfall! When you see it, you feel its power!

I think each role takes a little from you and circles around you for the rest of your life. I don't think you ever abandon any of them.

Moshe Dayan, who said to Sammy Davis, Jr., That's funny, to me you only look half Jewish. Never got a dinner!