Christmas is a season for kindling the fire for hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart.

The real truth is that while He came to preach the gospel, His chief object in coming was that there might be a gospel to preach.

R. W. Dale

It's a sad day when you find out that it's not accident or time or fortune, but just yourself that kept things from you.

Lillian Hellman

I find it hard to believe that the machine would go into the creative artist's hand even were that magic hand in true place. It has been too far exploited by industrialism and science at expense to art and true religion.

Frank Lloyd Wright

Everything you'll ever need to know is within you; the secrets of the universe are imprinted on the cells of your body. But you haven't learned how to read the wisdom of the body.

Dan Millman

The characters can't be wittier than people are in real life. They have to be character witty.

Dylan Moran

The studios don't finance anymore, they get outside funds.

Robert Rodriguez

We have a natural right to make use of our pens as of our tongue, at our peril, risk and hazard.

Voltaire

More than any time in recent history, America's destiny is not of our own choosing. We did not seek nor did we provoke an assault on our freedom and our way of life. We did not expect nor did we invite a confrontation with evil. Yet the true measure of a people's strength is how they rise to master that moment when it does arive...The streets of heaven are too crowded with angels, but every time we think we have measured our capacity to meet a challenge, we look up and we're reminded that that capacity may well be limitless. This is a time for American heroes. We will do what is hard. We will achieve what is great. This is a time for American heroes and we reach for the stars...

Aaron Sorkin, West Wing (20 Hour

Chocolate, men, coffee - some things are better rich.

Anon.

I'd love to go back and teach primary school. I used to teach fourth grade and fifth grade. I'd love to spend several years teaching kindergarten or maybe third grade.

Jonathan Kozol

You must change in order to survive.

Pearl Bailey

No gentleman ever discusses any relationship with a lady.

Keith Miller