Time is a dressmaker specializing in alterations.

Sometimes there is a greater lack of communication in facile talking than in silence.

Character builds slowly, but it can be torn down with incredible swiftness.

Autumn burned brightly, a running flame through the mountains, a torch flung to the trees.

I've always thought that the most perfect fate which could befall any woman would be to be born a rich widow.

You cannot contribute anything to the ideal condition of mind and heart known as Brotherhood, however much you preach, posture, or agree, unless you live it.

In my belief, a harvest is also a legacy, for very often what you reap is, in the way of small miracles, more than you consciously know you have sown.

One of the dreariest spots on life's road is the point of conviction that nothing will ever again happen to you.

The shadow of fear and uncertainty lies over most of us; for us the future seems far from being as clear and open as we believed it would be.

Occasionally the impossible happens; this is a truism that accounts for much of what we call good luck; and also, bad.

Every generation proclaims that each must lead his own life, but seldom grants the subsequent generation the right to lead theirs.

Strengthen yourself in the word of God.

I may be compelled to face danger but never fear it and while our soldiers can stand and fight I can stand and feed and nurse them.

I know a lot of wealthy people that have never been audited.

Power corrupts. Knowledge is power. Study hard. Be evil.

Let freedom never perish in your hands.

What a young musician's dream, to say, "Look at those chrome drums. Look at that 22-inch ride cymbal. I'll have those." It was one of those unparalleled exciting days of your life.

The late 20th century sea level rise rate lacks any sign of acceleration. Satellite altimetry indicates virtually no changes in the last decade.

People are very reluctant to talk about their private lives but then you go to the internet and they're much more open.

Marriage, and the process of coming to it, is not heaven! It is the bonding together of two needy sinners in order to make a partnership which is substantially greater than either of them alone.

Where God is, there is no other. Where world is, there is no God. These two will never unite. Like light and darkness.