There are thousands willing to do great things for one willing to do a small thing.

Love is the opener as well as closer of eyes.

Age is not all decay; it is the ripening, the swelling, of the fresh life within, that withers and bursts the husk.

To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved.

Afflictions are but the shadows of God's wings.

There are thousands willing to do great things for one willing to do a small thing.

It is not in the nature of politics that the best men should be elected. The best men do not want to govern their fellowmen.

Where there is no choice, we do well to make no difficulty.

The principle part of faith is patience.

It matters little where a man may be at this moment; the point is whether he is growing.

Man finds it hard to get what he wants, because he does not want the best; God finds it hard to give, because He would give the best, and man will not take it.

To have what we want is riches; but to be able to do without is power.

Friends, if we be honest with ourselves, we shall be honest with each other.

The first thing a kindness deserves is acceptance, the second, transmission.

A beast does not know that he is a beast, and the nearer a man gets to being a beast, the less he knows it.

It is not the cares of today, but the cares of tomorrow, that weigh a man down.

When we are out of sympathy with the young, then I think our work in this world is over.

It is our best work that God wants, not the dregs of our exhaustion. I think he must prefer quality to quantity.

How strange this fear of death is! We are never frightened at a sunset.

We die daily. Happy those who daily come to life as well.

You can't live on amusement. It is the froth on water - an inch deep and then the mud.

Attitudes are more important than facts.

Few delights can equal the presence of one whom we trust utterly.

The best preparation for the future is the present well seen to, and the last duty done.

Forgiveness is the giving, and so the receiving, of life.

Many a thief is a better man than many a clergyman, and miles nearer to the gate of the kingdom.

I find that doing of the will of God leaves me no time for disputing about His plans.

The more I work with the body, keeping my assumptions in a temporary state of reservation, the more I appreciate and sympathize with a given disease. The body no longer appears as a sick or irrational demon, but as a process with its own inner logic and wisdom.

Anything large enough for a wish to light upon, is large enough to hang a prayer upon.

To keep a lamp burning we have to keep putting oil in it.

If instead of a gem, or even a flower, we should cast the gift of a loving thought into the heart of a friend, that would be giving as the angels give.

The principal part of faith is patience.

Work is not always required. There is such a thing as sacred idleness.

I think if 'The Narrow Road To The Deep North' is one of the high points of Japanese culture, then the experience of my father, who was a slave laborer on the Death Railway, represents one of its low points.

When I go back to New York all these years later, I'll walk down Seventh Avenue, and I'll hear, 'Yo, Oz!' In New York, I get recognized for that all the time.

I never forget a face, but in your case I'll be glad to make an exception.

The more you do, the more experience you have and the next time it will be easier to choose the right thing.

My favorite brand I have ever artistically collaborated, entertained, and supported over the years is the huge house that Coco Chanel built: Chanel.

I respect Gloria Steinem enormously. But I never wanted to be in any kind of movement - and if you're over a certain age, you better keep your bra on because nothing's worse than saggy duds.

In '82 Brazil showed that you can't win the World Cup without a solid defense.

You know fame is a funny thing man especially you know actors musicians rappers rock singers its kind of a lifestyle and its easy to get caught up in it you go to bars you go to clubs everyones doing a certain thing... Its tough.

There are still things I want to do but they're not necessary for me to do. I'm not clinging to anything that I can't open my hands and let go.

I like to be able to understand the feeling of the director, that a film corresponds to something in his life. Otherwise, it doesn't interest me much.

The blood jet is poetry and there is no stopping it.

There is no force so democratic as the force of an ideal.

I'm actually much more shy and self-conscious than people's perception of me.

Honestly sitting around feeling sorry for yourself wont change anything. If you want your life to change you have to do something about it.

We worked out a lot of bugs and figured out who was working and who wasn't and how this beast functions. It was a lot bigger than we actually thought, and now we have a well-run ship where it feels I can actually have time to imagine and not just stress out about everything.

A nice, steady job I don't need that bad. I'm not that satisfied with it.