The upward course of a nation's history is due in the long run to the soundness of heart of its average men and women

When life seems hard, the courageous do not lie down and accept defeat; instead, they are all the more determined to struggle for a better future.

Let us not take ourselves too seriously. None of us has a monopoly on wisdom.

Good memories are our second chance at happiness.

I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service and the service of our great imperial family to which we all belong.

Family does not necessarily mean blood relatives but often a description of a community, organisation or nation.

It has been women who have breathed gentleness and care into the hard progress of humankind.

I have to be seen to be believed.

We all need to get the balance right between action and reflection. With so many distractions, it is easy to forget to pause and take stock.

Grief is the price we pay for love.

It's all to do with the training: you can do a lot if you're properly trained.

Dr. Paul Ekman is a great guy... studying micro-expressions... gestures... and many other facial expression... body movements....

[Shakespeare} the word-coining genius, as if thought plunged into a sea of words and came up dripping

No man is regular in his attendance at the House of Commons until he is married.

I try to greet my friends with a drink in my hand, a warm smile on my face, and great music in the background, because that's what gets a dinner party off to a fun start.

An unliterary man may be defined as one who reads books once only.

Meditation is wondering. It is both wondering and wonder.

If you're going to have 19 children, you should supervise them well.

Of all tales 'tis the saddest--and more sad, Because it makes us smile.

We should learn to understand natural selection, so that we can oppose any tendency to apply it to human politics.

Human history is not the battle of good struggling to overcome evil. It is a battle fought by a great evil struggling to crush a small kernel of human kindness.