I came back from university thinking I knew all about politics and racism, not knowing my dad had been one of the youngest-serving Labour councillors in the town and had refused to work in South Africa years ago because of the situation there. And he's never mentioned it - you just find out. That's a real man to me. A sleeping lion.

I make the most of all that comes and the least of all that goes.

Sara Teasdale

You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.

Mahatma Gandhi

Stupidity has a knack of getting its way.

Albert Camus

A travel agent offered me a 21 day special. He told me I would fly from New York to London. Then from Tokyo back to New York. I asked him...how am I supposed to get from London to Tokyo? He told me That is why we give you 21 days.

Rodney Dangerfield

God does not require you to follow His leadings on blind trust. Behold the evidence of an invisible intelligence pervading everything, even your own mind and body.

Raymond Holliwell

When things are bad, we take comfort in the thought that they could always get worse. And when they are, we find hope in the thought that things are so bad they have to get better.

Malcolm Forbes

A good many dramatic situations begin with screaming.

Jane Fonda

The only way that we're going to feel secure in this country again and that we're going to feel good about ourselves is if we use these systems we've put into place to create positive change around the world. I really believe we can do that.

John Perkins

I used to do skits for my mom... and I was always entertaining as a kid.

Leah Remini

We find comfort among those who agree with us-growth among those who don't.

Frank A. Clark

A blush is no language; only a dubious flag - signal which may mean either of two contradictories

George Eliot

To achieve greatness one should live as if they will never die.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld