Woe to the makers of literal translations, who by rendering every word weaken the meaning! It is indeed by so doing that we can say the letter kills and the spirit gives life.

Love is a canvas furnished by nature and embroidered by imagination.

If you want to know who controls you, look at who you are not allowed to criticize.

It is dangerous to be right in matters where established men are wrong.

The mirror is a worthless invention. The only way to truly see yourself is in the reflection of someone else's eyes.

Give me the patience for the small things of life, courage for the great trials of life. Help me to do my best each day and then go to sleep knowing God is awake.

Many are destined to reason wrongly; others, not to reason at all; and others, to persecute those who do reason.

Each player must accept the cards life deals him or her: but once they are in hand, he or she alone must decide how to play the cards in order to win the game.

The most important decision you make is to be in a good mood.

Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.

The more often a stupidity is repeated, the more it gets the appearance of wisdom.

When God forgives us and purifies us of our sin, He also forgets it. Forgiveness results in God dropping the charges against us.

Something very strange is going on in the depths of space.

Yoga is my luxury workout. If I'm on vacation or I have a day off, I love a 90-minute yoga class. It's a really strong workout, but it takes a little bit longer.

I wasn't ever advised by Scott Sullivan of anything ever being wrong.

The ungodly are not half so restrained in their blasphemy as we are in our praise.

Our toil is lessened, and our wealth is increased, by our dominion over the useful animals . . .

There's a fine line between the Method actor and the schizophrenic.

Listen to your customers but don't (always) believe what they say-they know even less about the future than you.

The errors of faith are better than the best thoughts of unbelief.

When everyone thinks the same, nobody is thinking.