Liberty is more precious than money or office; and we should be vigilant lest we purchase wealth or place at the price of inner freedom.

The highest courage is to dare to appear to be what one is

Women are aristocrats, and it is always the mother who makes us feel that we belong to the better sort.

Each forward step we take we leave some phantom of ourselves behind.

We are more disturbed by a calamity which threatens us than by one which has befallen us.

As memory may be a paradise from which we cannot be driven, it may also be a hell from which we cannot escape.

Dislike of another's opinions and beliefs neither justifies our own nor makes us more certain of them: and to transfer the repugnance to the person himself is a mark of a vulgar mind.

Your faith is what you believe, not what you know.

What we love to do we find time to do.

Those who believe in our ability do more than stimulate us. They create for us an atmosphere in which it becomes easier to succeed.

When we have not the strength or the courage to grasp a new truth, we persuade ourselves that it is not a truth at all.

If you seek happiness, look in the mirror. If you seek love, look elsewhere.

Choose your thoughts, carve them in your mind and fix your gaze on them always.

Stated to a running back after an overly exuberant display of celebration: Next time you make a touchdown act like you've been there before.

Even with all the documents, you can never forge nature

Hope, like faith, is a principle of action. It motivates and inspires. We do not sit in our armchairs and hope for hope; we get up and go to work.

Those who abuse our welfare system will be priorities for immediate removal.

For the first time, I had been struck by the excitement of the traveler who looks history in her subtle face.

Jiu-Jitsu has been one of the most valuable tools I've ever had in my life.

We see the world through the lens of all our experiences; that is a fundamental part of the human condition.

It was never my goal to be an actor.