True statesmanship is the art of changing a nation from what it is into what it ought to be.

The line of life is a ragged diagonal between duty and desire.

A blue eye is a true eye; Mysterious is a dark one, Which flashes like a spark sun! A black eye is the best one.

After every storm the sun will smile; for every problem there is a solution, and the soul's indefeasible duty is to be of good cheer.

Proverbs are mental gems gathered in the diamond districts of the mind.

A sigh can shatter a castle in the air.

False eloquence is exaggeration; true eloquence is emphasis.

Public opinion is a second conscience.

Reserve may be pride fortified in ice; dignity is worth reposing on truth.

Fate is the friend of the good, the guide of the wise, the tyrant of the foolish, the enemy of the bad.

What is the highest secret to victory and peace? To will what God wills, and strike a league with destiny.

Darren wasn’t darkness, and I wasn’t his light.

The scenery doesn't necessarily improve in proportion to how far you travel or how much you spend.

Healing begins with owing your scars & disowning that which caused them

One can describe the world of today to the people of today only if one describes it as capable of alteration.

And I'm working with all these great people at Sony Publishing.

I will find that special person who is wrong for me in just the right way.

I urge you to be bold. Life isn't changed from the balcony. Get onto the floor and dance, dance, dance.

By getting as close to the true idea of religion, of spirituality as it is possible for us to get.. ...we would be in possession of the only tangible relationship tot the deity in things.

I was a stand-up comedian for 10 years, if you can believe it. And I gave it up at age 22.

It's the reason we go to films and watch television: to escape the mundane nature of life and see another world and see ourselves in that other world. I think that's what sci-fi does so well.