Man is a wonder to himself; he can neither govern nor know himself.

We never better enjoy ourselves than when we most enjoy God.

Among politicians the esteem of religion is profitable; the principles of it are troublesome.

The judge is nothing but the law speaking.

Truth is not only a man's ornament but his instrument; it is the great man's glory, and the poor man's stock: a man's truth is his livelihood, his recommendation, his letters of credit.

None are so empty as those who are full of themselves.

Only madmen and fools are pleased with themselves; no wise man is good enough for his own satisfaction.

The Devil often finds work for them who find none for themselves.

When we do any good to others, we do as much, or more, good to ourselves.

The government of man should be the monarchy of reason: it is too often the democracy of passions or the anarchy of humors.

A benefactor is a representative of God.

Sorrowful tears drench the earth, rise again in the form of hope

Love is a feeling that is imposed on you. You cannot be lazy

I stand there unmoving while they take part in the boldest form of dissent they can manage. Silence.

I would wish for any one of my colleagues to have the experience of working with Martin Scorsese once in their lifetime.

...I need a boyfriend. And to get a boyfriend, you have to look good. Doesn’t hurt to smell good too.

I've been pushed down many flights of stairs in my time, but I always manage to find an elevator

Now, I find that very difficult to reconcile with notions about a merciful God.

I always have red nail polish on my nails, so if they ever discontinue the red polish I wear from OPI, I'd be really upset.

I keep going back to love when I write songs because I can't figure it out.

Look for 3 things in a person. Intelligence, Energy, & Integrity. If they don't have the last one, don't even bother with the first two.