The most culpable of the excesses of Liberty is the harm she does herself.

The world has no sympathy with any but positive griefs. It will pity you for what you lose; never for what you lack

Travel is the frivolous part of serious lives, and the serious part of frivolous ones.

We reform others unconsciously when we walk uprightly.

There is a transcendent power in example.

To love deeply in one direction makes us more loving in all others.

Silence is like nightfall. Objects are lost in it insensibly.

The chains which cramp us most are those which weigh on us least.

The mind wears the colors of the soul, as a valet those of his master.

In youth we feel richer for every new illusion; in maturer years, for every one we lose.

Strength alone knows conflict, weakness is born vanquished.

Wait in expectant of the desired wishes.

If this is really it...if you're really done with me...will you let me hold you tonight? - Travis

Praying without gratitude, first, is more like complaining.

With a polite smile, I decided she was insane.

I'm a surfer at heart. Both my parents moved to Hawaii in the 1970s, where they met and became Christians. Then they taught me and my two brothers how to love the Lord - and how to surf!

If you want it, boys, get it here, thing.

I was a different person before I started to write. When I realized I could be a songwriter and that people would listen - that was when I started feeling good in my life.

Love cries victory when the tears of a woman become the sole defence of her virtue.

As I've been acting since I was young it's taught me to give a good speech, and, though I say so myself, I did it pretty well.

To be a Communist or to be somebody who believes in the future is a curious thing. So you have to live with people around you, you have to be with the people.