Who on earth invented the silly convention that it is boring or impolite to talk shop? Nothing is more interesting to listen to, especially if the shop is not one's own.

Thousands have lived without love, not one without water.

Water is the soul of the Earth.

We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don't know.

We would rather be ruined than changed. We would rather die in our dread than climb the cross of the moment and let our illusions die.

Civilizations should be measured by the degree of diversity attained and the degree of unity retained.

Herds of reindeer move across Miles and miles of golden moss

All sins tend to be addictive, and the terminal point of addiction is damnation.

'Healing,' Papa would tell me, 'is not a science, but the intuitive art of wooing nature.'

Few people take an interest in Iceland, but in those few the interest is passionate.

No good opera plot can be sensible, for people do not sing when they are feeling sensible.

Think about the eternal consequence of your actions

Opportunity is always coming but never knocks on the door. You have to get up and meet him

A true friend is not the one you share laughter with. But the one you share laughter and sorrow with.

We want all possible things made actual, the perpetual possibility of perfection, the best of all futures all at once.

Major League Baseball is a national institution and we take our responsibilities seriously when it comes to how the game affects the lives of American youth.

A rune, hovering like an angel: a shape like two wings joined by a single bar.

I am truly not one to give advice. I'm divorced and I stole my best friend's husband.

I want to demystify what it means to leave a legacy for young people.

If people knew how hard I worked at my art, they would not consider me a genius.

I am so happy, I cannot be contained in the world; But like a spirit, I am hidden from the eyes of the world.