To feel that one has a place in life solves half the problem of contentment.

Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure.

The sense that someone else cares always helps because it is the sense of love.

To be faithful to your instincts and the impulses that carry you in the direction of the excellence you most desire and value ... surely that is to lead the noble life.

I am quite sure that no friendship yields its true pleasure and nobility of nature without frequent communication sympathy and service.

Always begin anew with the day just as nature does. It is one of the sensible things that nature does.

"Old times" never come back and I suppose it's just as well. What comes back is a new morning every day in the year and that's better.

The church should not be pampered but rather prepare for, and expect, persecution—for it is Christ’s body on earth.

You want to be good. All right, I can understand that. But you have to be careful who you let define your good.

The satisfaction of winning/being a winner, comes with the dissatisfaction of seing losers

It takes bravery to end a relationship.

People aren't as stupid as the politicians think. More and more of us are laughing off our 'civic duty' to vote, rejecting the role of compulsory constituent.

If a rhinoceros were to enter this restaurant now, there is no denying he would have great power here. But I should be the first to rise and assure him that he had no authority whatever.

I've always been interested in a lot of things, and a lot of things at the same time, and I always tried to explain them to myself. I ask a lot of questions.

Def Leppard is obviously a different band that we are, but the music work well tighter. And the audiences seem work well together too. We are opening, but we're having a good time.

Beneath the winter's snow lie germs of summer flowers.

The most painful thing in life is to wake up from a dream and find no way out. Dreamers are fortunate people. If no way out can be seen, the important thing is not to awaken the sleepers.