The worst derangement of the spirit is to believe things because we want them to be so, not because we have seen them for what they are.

The greatest weakness of all weaknesses is to fear too much to appear weak.

The heart has reasons that reason does not understand.

Truth is a queen who has her eternal throne in heaven, and her seat of empire in the heart of God.

Honor is like the eye, which cannot suffer the least impurity without damage. It is a precious stone, the price of which is lessened by a single flaw.

The spirit of the world encloses four kinds of spirits, diametrically opposed to charity--the spirit of resentment, spirit of aversion, spirit of jealousy and the spirit of indifference.

Well-meant ignorance is a grievous calamity in high places.

Only great souls know the grandeur there is in charity.

Readiness for death is that of character, rather than of occupation. It is right living which prepares for safe or even joyous dying. - Jacques

To know one's self, one must go all the way to horror.

The greatest of all weaknesses is the fear of appearing weak.

Inspiration may be a form of super-consciousness, orperhaps of subconsciousness—I wouldn't know. But I amsure it is the antithesis of self-consciousness.

I always ask, why can't I be just like Cary Grant or something.

The chief object of every golf architect or greenkeeper worth his salt is to imitate the beauties of nature so closely as to make his work indistinguishable from nature itself.

At this age - I'm 44 - I think life's too short. I want it to mean something to me, if I'm going to spend that much time doing it.

Those who have a lot of money in Greece invest in housing abroad. It's all immoral. The Greek crisis is structural, but also political.

It's the sacrifice I'm not willing to make right now to leave my children because I felt it wasn't only my choice.

Rare is the union of beauty and purity. [Lat., Rara est adeo concordia formae Atque pudicitiae.]

Yes is the destination, No is how you get there!

I left Russia in 1993 optimistic that democracy had taken hold despite the obstacles.

I was an illegal immigrant.