I never could be good when I was not happy.

I am confirmed in my division of human energies. Ambitious people climb, but faithful people build.

Theology in general seems to me a substitution of human ingenuity for divine wisdom.

I take refuge in my books.

How utterly are one's best thoughts invaded by this going out in society.

Marriage, like death, is a debt we owe to nature.

Boston is an oasis in the desert, a place where the larger proportion of people are loving, rational and happy.

I was born 'neath a clouded star.

God forgive me if I do wrong in following with ardor the strongest instincts of my nature.

The strokes of the pen need deliberation as much as the sword needs swiftness.

Beneath all differences of doctrine or discipline there exists a fundamental agreement as to the simple, absolute essentials in religion.

The blind must not only be fed and housed and cared for; they must learn to make thir lives useful to the community.

While your life is the true expression of your faith, whom can you fear?

The frozen ocean... of Boston life.

I shall stick to my resolution of writing always what I think no matter whom it offends.

I know not why there is such a melancholy feeling attached to the remembrance of past happiness, except that we fear that the future can have nothing so bright as the past.

I sometimes think God allows Great Britain to be unprincipled for the good of mankind.

Massachusetts women as a rule adhere too strongly to old-time conventions.

Disarm, disarm. The sword of murder is not the balance of justice. Blood does not wipe out dishonor, nor violence indicate possession.

When the unwelcome little unborn shall have seen the light my brain will be lightened, and I shall have a clearer mind. Thank God that even this weary nine months shall come to an end and leave me in possession of my own body and my own soul.

I never could be good when I was not happy.

The blind must not only be fed and housed and cared for they must learn to make thir lives useful to the community.

Boston is an oasis in the desert a place where the larger proportion of people are loving rational and happy.

Life is like a cup of tea the sugar is all at the bottom

Politeness induces morality. Serenity of manners requires serenity of mind.

In the nature of things, I must soon lose sight of this sense of constant metamorphosis whose limits bound our human life.

It is always legitimate to wish to rise above one's self, never above others.

The greatest evils of society are goods that have refused to go on, but have sat down on the highway, saying to the world, "We stop here; do you stop also."

The sword of murder is not the balance of justice.

The news did not trouble her particularly; all news was bad, like wage demands, strikes, or war, and the wise person paid no attention to it.

Theater in New York is nearer to the street. In London, you have to go deep into the building, usually, to reach the place where theater happens. On Broadway, only the fire doors separate you from the sidewalk, and you're lucky if the sound of a police car doesn't rip the envelope twice a night.

You can certainly get an idea of the value of memory if your memories can carry you out into the world no matter how utterly dissatisfied you may be with the present and wish you could get away from it.

Well, no one gives aid to Zimbabwe through the Mugabe government.

Arise! Awake! and stop not until the goal is reached.

There are definitely reasons to do certain things, but I like to stick to good director, good actor, good script.

The other thing is I don't want to move any more. I have moved so many times in my life.

Hitchcock's got a very interesting voice; it's a very controlled, measured rhythm that's quite slow and, in that sense, also felt quite controlling in its pace. He retained something from his childhood, that London sound, as well as adopting some of the L.A. sounds... All of this helps you create the character.

I don't worry too much about the script, I just ad lib, like Pearl Bailey.

Improving some of the rules under which the Senate functions can begin to replace some of the bad habits Washington has developed with better ones.

It is a wise man who said that there is no greater inequality than the equal treatment of unequals.

I reproach so many things about my family, but on the other hand, I kept asking them to be my family.

A man should be mourned at his birth, not at his death.

I am amazed at the facility with which some men follow in the wake of slavery.

The best gifts anyone can give to themselves are good health habits.

I have developed a life which seems to need a relatively high income.

My family is my greatest priority, but I'm committed to Little Big Town, and I have to make that a priority also.

It's the playoffs. You find a way to get through.

Hebrew is the language I use to thank the Creator and, also, to swear on the road.

I'm not asking actors to act. I'm asking them to behave. I want to see their being, not how they can fake it.