The Englishman is too apt to neglect the present good in preparing against the possible evil.

Great minds have purposes others have wishes.

Great minds have purposes; others have wishes.

Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify the heart.

A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles.

I've had it with you and your emotional constipation!

A tart temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.

Honest good humor is the oil and wine of a merry meeting, and there is no jovial companionship equal to that where the jokes are rather small and laughter abundant.

Sweet is the memory of distant friends! Like the mellow rays of the departing sun, it falls tenderly, yet sadly, on the heart.

There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power.

There is a serene and settled majesty to woodland scenery that enters into the soul and delights and elevates it, and fills it with noble inclinations.

Perfection is pure action that comes with zeal to excel.

For happiness, love is your only choice.

We had a relationship that lasted 44 years. Herbert and I lived together 10 years before we were married. He always gave me a little heart for whatever anniversary.

Studios are mercurial kind of creatures. A lot of the times getting a movie out can be as much luck as anything else.

That's what acting is - it's about having the courage to allow your audience into the private moments of your characters' lives.

Traditionally parents have wondered what their teens were doing, but now teens are much more likely to be doing things that can get them killed.

I did not enjoy the violence of boxing so much as the science of it.

Big-government economics breeds crony capitalism. It's corrupt, anything but neutral, and a barrier to broad participation in prosperity.

One of the paradoxes of writing is that when you write non-fiction everyone tries to prove that it's wrong, and when you publish fiction, everyone tries to see the truth in it.

It's one of the reasons I became a writer, to be able to smoke in peace.