Our love for our country is worth nothing if it deprives us of our sense of humanity, if it destroys positive consensus.

A grandmother’s love is selfless all the way to the bones.

...the depth or humaneness of our love depends on the wideness of our souls.

Evil is something you need to fight until it ceases trying to control you.

...Unsettling emotions are capable of messing up the most beautiful minds in this world.

A man has a hard time feeling fulfilled when he lives a life that does not serve a purpose that is more than himself.

The basis of love that most people share is the intimacy they developed with their partners, the intensity of their attraction, or the similarity of their thought patterns.

What is the purpose of wealth if it cannot serve an ideal that enhances humanity and betters the lives of the people, even if that means those we have never met before in our lives?

A good relationship with our children is the ultimate comfort we have while dying.

We still need to give our best to life even if we do not understand the purpose of our existence on earth.

With true love, you can move mountains, make unusual sacrifices, live a life of deprivations and still be happy.

What is there in our nature that is for ever urging us on towards pain and misery?

There is always a point when one senses ones lack of skill, the doubt

Hell is not a subject to be avoided; it is a place to be avoided. Thinking about Hell is actually a very good idea. It's a good way to keep ourselves out of it.

In abandoning the vagueness of the sketch the artist shows more of his personality by revealing the range but also the limitations of his talent.

If you don't have children and you don't have a job, you have time for friendship ... People who have jobs are not the best friends to have. It's better to be friends with people who are unemployed.

I thought using one device would be simpler.

The gray glaze of the past attacks all know-how...

I am a coach on the outside of the establishment and that works.

The new king [Alexander the Great] should perform acts so important and glorious as would make the poets and musicians of future ages labour and sweat to describe and celebrate him.

Commending the victims to almighty God's mercy, I implore his strength upon all involved in rescue efforts and in caring for the survivors.