Let a man once overcome his selfish terror at his own finitude, and his finitude itself is, in one sense, overcome.

Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.

To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring.

Do not have evil-doers for friends, do not have low people for friends: have virtuous people for friends, have for friends the best of men.

There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.

The passions grafted on wounded pride are the most inveterate; they are green and vigorous in old age.

Each religion, by the help of more or less myth, which it takes more or less seriously, proposes some method of fortifying the human soul and enabling it to make its peace with its destiny.

Intelligence is quickness in seeing things as they are.

Experience seems to most of us to lead to conclusions, but empiricism has sworn never to draw them.

Man is a gregarious animal, and much more so in his mind than in his body. He may like to go alone for a walk, but he hates to stand alone in his opinions.

The Difficult is that which can be done immediately; the Impossible that which takes a little longer.

I don’t know whether this world has a meaning that transcends it. But I know that I cannot know that meaning and that it is impossible for me just now to know it.

So, I have to know, " he says, "what are you?"But just because he has to know doesn't mean I have to tell him anything.

The era of procrastination...is coming to a close...we are entering a period of consequences - Winston Churchill (warning about the danger of appeasement

The mischief of children is seldom actuated by malice; that of grown-up people always is.

I have never thought that the circumstance of God's having forgiven me was any reason why I should forgive myself.

Weeds grow sometimes very much like flowers, and you can't tell the difference between true and false merely by the shape.

I manage a team, for beach soccer. I'm the coach. Player, coach.

The most conservative man in this world is the British trade unionist when you want to change him.

If it makes you feel better, you can tell me to screw off if you want to refuse anything, but I hope you won't because I really want to show you how to live." - Andrew Parrish

The hard thing is getting people to come to the theater to see something, no matter if it's good or not.