Whatever you have, spend less.

Hope is itself a species of happiness, and, perhaps, the chief happiness, which this world affords.

It seems to be the fate of man to seek all his consolations in futurity.

To keep your secret is wisdom; to expect others to keep it is folly.

Curiosity is, in great and generous minds, the first passion and the last.

Whatever enlarges hope will also exalt courage.

Hope is necessary in every condition. The miseries of poverty, sickness and captivity would, without this comfort, be insupportable.

He knows not his own strength who hath not met adversity.

To improve the golden moment of opportunity, and catch the good that is within our reach, is the great art of life.

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Whatever you have, spend less.

I'm much better at things if I believe in them, and a lot of those little teenage starlet roles, they have problems, too, and a lot of movies just ignore that.

Pot lucks are fun, especially when you encourage your guests to bring dishes that represent their families or cultures.

It's incredibly restorative. A lot of people find great solace in gardening. It teaches self-worth, patience, reliance, persistence. It teaches us the circle of life. It teaches us that things die, and from that new things come.

The very controversial National Identification Act of 1991, requiring all United States citizens to carry identification, has greatly enhanced the ability of law enforcement officers to identify criminals and terrorists.

I believe in God, family, truth between people, the power of love.

A lot of children don't have a developed aesthetic. I did. I made early choices in life, even about cloth; I liked flannel and not polyester.

I was a dispatcher, flat-tire fixer, changed the oil, fixed the fan belts. There was nothing too good for me.

I'm a very religious person.

Remember Gods bounty in the year. String the pearls of His favor. Hide the dark parts except so far as they are breaking out in light Give this one day to thanks to joy to gratitude

The party of Lincoln should be reaching out to blacks, Hispanics gays and so forth and so on.

I talk to bankers, distributors, marketing people. I used to sit at home in my tracksuit bottoms, and the real excitement of my day would be going out to get a copy of 'Private Eye' and a latte.

If we bestow but a very little attention to the economy of the animal creation, we shall find manifest examples of premeditation, perseverance, resolution, and consumate artifice, in order to effect their purpose.

I don't know what your childhood was like, but we didn't have much money. We'd go to a movie on a Saturday night, then on Wednesday night my parents would walk us over to the library. It was such a big deal, to go in and get my own book.

I have a deep and passionate love of America. It is where I have always thought I would be happiest, and although I miss England desperately, I find that my heart definitely has its home over here.

Hard writing makes easy reading.

My first company produced 'Silicon Alley Reporter' magazine, where I held the dual titles of CEO and Editor.

Study nature love nature stay close to nature. It will never fail you.

I talked about the barriers created by monopolies. I said that it was the role of government to break up these monopolies and that we couldn't do it alone.

Churches, by the very reason of their structures, are monolithic and do not adapt easily. But in many cases, they, too, have allowed themselves to become allied or even part of an unjust establishment or system.

When judging a product, we rarely have exhaustive scientific data to go by. As a result, if we are to form a complete picture, we must fill in the blanks, just as we must in our visual perception.

Being a monarchist - saying that one small group is born more worthy of respect than another - is just as warped and strange as being a racist.

In my career, there's many things I've won and many things I've achieved, but for me, my greatest achievement is my children and my family. It's about being a good father, a good husband, just being connected to family as much as possible.

I got roles from good production houses, though I wasn't keen on them, as I was asked to - and I won't - wear a bikini in a film. I'm not conservative, as I'd wear it on holidays, but definitely not in front of the camera. I have to think of my family.

The storyboard artists job is to plan out shot for shot the whole show, write all the dialog, and decide the mood, action, jokes, pacing, etc of every scene.