The laws of God work in the same way as the laws of Science. You cannot break them - you can only break yourself against them.

When you have nothing left but God, you become aware that God is enough.

Learn to hold loosely all that is not eternal.

We cannot break God's laws - but we can break ourselves against them.

If you want to be a dear old lady at seventy you have to begin early, say about seventeen.

The Church should go forward along the path of progress and be no longer satisfied only to represent the Conservative Party at prayer.

The corruption of the best is the worst.

The importance of fear as a factor in war-making cannot be overlooked, and can hardly be overestimated. Any politician can play on panic when he wishes to stampede a people into war.

Literalness, however, is not the substance from which human culture is made.

In the woods, we return to reason and faith. There I feel that nothing can befall me in life, — no disgrace, no calamity, (leaving me my eyes, ) which nature cannot repair.

You're going through the horror of it, you're going through the isolation of it but you're being empowered by reminding yourself that you're connected to everybody else.

If you can't be an athlete, be an athletic supporter.

I have to say, opening up in New York taught me a lot about that level of attention to detail. London's a tough market, Paris is a tough market, but New York, well, that's extraordinary.

A great leader's courage to fulfill his vision comes from passion, not position.

[James Mattis] also has real passion for the care of the men and women in the U.S. military and their families. So, you know, I think he would be an outstanding candidate.

I used to be friends with Miles Davis. He didn't like many folks. I lived across the street from him.

So it's you and a syringe against the Capitol? See, this is why no one lets you make the plans.

Our eyes meet. I hear a train horn, so faint it could be wind whistling through an alleyway. But I know it when I hear it. It sounds like the Dauntless, calling me to to them.