There are few have Dana's fortune, to have God and gold together.

The world is made up, for the most part, of fools and knaves, both irreconcileable foes to truth.

The world's a forest, in which all lose their way; though by a different path each goes astray.

All true love is grounded on esteem.

True wit is everlasting, like the sun; describing all men, but described by none.

Kisses are like grains of gold or silver found upon the ground, of no value themselves, but precious as showing that a mine is near.

What the devil does the plot signify, except to bring in fine things?

A single minded vision gives the strength of purpose.

A religious man is a person... whose greatest passion is compassion.

If radioactive waste were dissolved as water soluble compounds and then widely dispersed in the oceans, no health or other environmental risks would ever occur.

People are best convinced by things they themselves discover.

No compliment can be eloquent, except as an expression of indifference.

Tea would arrive, the cakes squatting on cushions of cream, toast in a melting shawl of butter, cups agleam and a faint wisp of steam rising from the teapot shawl.

One day they'll let you out of that dry, empty cell. You'll return to the Separates, and you'll feel the rain once more. And you'll grow straight, this time, toward this sunlight. I know you will.

I'm getting rid of this idea that you want people to like you. I'm making decisions on what feels right to me. To act in a more carnal way. That's my challenge.

I hear Jerry Falwell every Sunday here talking about the devil and Hollywood. . . . I'm gonna write him a letter. Hollywood wasn't built on filth and dirt - it was built on talent.

Either way, things are a lot better - either a lot better than they were or a lot better than they're going to be.