You cannot expect stone to be as pliable as clay.

But smiles and tears are so alike with me, they are neither of them confined to any particular feelings: I often cry when I am happy, and smile when I am sad.

I would rather have your friendship than the love of any other woman in the world.

But he that dares not grasp the thorn Should never crave the rose.

A light wind swept over the corn, and all nature laughed in the sunshine.

I love the silent hour of night, for blissful dreams may then arise, revealing to my charmed sight what may not bless my waking eyes.

My soul is awakened, my spirit is soaring and carried aloft on the wings of the breeze.

Keep both heart and hand in your own possession, till you see good reason to part with them.

Because the road is rough and long, Should we despise the skylark's song?

There are great books in this world and great worlds in books.

All our talents increase in the using, and every faculty, both good and bad, strengthens by exercise.

You were born to conquer and triumph in all circumstances, because anyone who has a strong faith in God always finds a way to conquer every battle.

Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious

Love must become the essence of our being

All those animals live a pretty dreary life, then they get chopped up and put on a griddle.

Freedom of expression has a responsibility by those people who espouse it in the West, in particular non-Muslims.

Actually, the reason I look like this is because my father was from Sweden and my mother was Elton John.

Three reasons problems are inevitable; first, we live in a world of growing complexity and diversity; second, we interact with people; and third, we cannot control all the situation we face.

Being an entrepreneur doesn't make you a rich tycoon and being an innovator doesn't mean that you're successful. It just means that you're interesting.

Don't be married to a line or verse if it can't rhyme, fit the meter, or doesn't fit the outline.

The main thing on film is you want to be innocent to the moment.