Tyranny is yielding to the lust of the governing.

Deeds, not words shall speak me.

O woman, perfect woman! what distraction Was meant to mankind when thou wast made a devil!

We must not be content to be cleansed from sin; we must be filled with the Spirit.

Our acts our angels are, for good or ill, our fatal shadows that walk by us still.

The greatest attribute of heaven is mercy; And 'tis the crown of justice, and the glory

Of all the forms of wisdom, hindsight is by general consent the least merciful, the most unforgiving.

Weep no more, nor sigh, nor groan, Sorrow calls no time that 's gone; Violets plucked, the sweetest rain Makes not fresh nor grow again.

Speak boldly and speak truly, shame the devil.

Great actions speak great minds.

Death hath so many doors to let out life.

I like the body. I like to design everything to do with the body.

I want so badly to believe that there is truth, that love is real. And I want life in every word to the extent that it's absurd.

I believed in raising my children as I had been raised.

A big lie is more plausible than truth.

It can take years to earn respect, but it only takes one day to lose it.

To call yourself a child of God is one thing. To be called a child of God by those who watch your life is another thing altogether.

When I was about 19, my stepmother said - because this was back in the 80s - that I had Robert Wagners pompadour. I said, What are you talking about? You mean the guy from Hart to Hart?

If two friends ask you to judge a dispute, don't accept, because you will lose one friend; on the other hand, if two strangers come with the same request, accept because you will gain one friend.

Dads are awkward because they're older guys who aren't cool anymore and are figuring out who they are, and they often make bad choices in fashion and music.