The secret to happiness is to find a congenial monotony.

That's the Irish all over -- they treat a joke as a serious thing and a serious thing as a joke.

There's nothing so passionate as a vested interest disguised as an intellectual conviction.

Politics - I don't know why, but they seem to have a tendency to separate us, to keep us from one another, while nature is always and ever making efforts to bring us together.

To me life is simply an invitation to live.

There's no reason to bring religion into it. I think we ought to have as great a regard for religion as we can, so as to keep it out of as many things as possible.

The whole worl's in a state o' chassis.

I ofen looked up at the sky an' assed meself the question - what is the stars, what is the stars?

I have found life an enjoyable, enchanting, active, and sometime terrifying experience, and I've enjoyed it completely. A lament in one ear, maybe, but always a song in the other.

So let us all who pray ask for what most of them need badly, a sense of humor to lighten their way through life, making it merrier for themselves and easier for others.

A lament in one ear, maybe, but always a song in the other

God has judged me all my life. But that is God's privilege, my lady. Not yours.

How did that go” [Butler] asked. “Your first lengthy conversation with a girl your own age.”“Fabulous, ” said Artemis, his voice dripping with sarcasm. “We’re planning a June wedding.

John Legend is a cool guy. He likes to chill, is easy to talk to and hang out with. He's also inspiring on a musical level.

No service in the Church or in the community transcends that given in the home.

To be an excellent leader, you have to be a superb follower.

I'm less of a straight-up, traditional vocalist.

When a man is treated like a beast, he says, 'After all, I'm human.' When he behaves like a beast, he says 'After all, I'm only human.

The stiffer the penalty, the greater the message is sent.

Well, the U.N. Security Council resolution 1973 is very clear. It says all necessary measures to be taken to protect civilians and civilian areas. I mean, that to me is very clear.

I don't think it's government's job to find health care for people. I think it's the individual's job to find health care.