The truly beneficent mind looks upon every child of sorrow as their relation, and entitled to their assistance.

griefs, when divided become less poignant.

The unfortunate have claims upon the hearts of those whom God has blessed with affluence.

On their sofas of spice and feathers, the concubines also slept fretfully. In those days the Earth was still flat, and people dreamed often of falling over edges.

The price of liberty is labor as well as vigilance.

My attraction to heavy church-goers has more to do with me wanting to see who'd win the fight

Honoring the sacrifices many have made for our country in the name of freedom and democracy is the very foundation of Veterans Day.

Because of the Chinese culture of obedience, you don't ask questions... You follow and obey.

Partying at a club is very different than when I'm throwing a party at my house. My party's a rage. People rage when they come to my house.

In Angels in America, I got to fulfill a lifelong dream. I was in the air eight nights a week for two years, and I just loved it.

Television, despite its enormous presence, turns out to have added pitifully few lines to the communal memory.

Humility is the softening shadow before the stature of Excellence, And lieth lowly on the ground, beloved and lovely as the violet.

I don't like it when someone can look you in the eye and lie to you, or pretend that they're more than you.