The day will come when the mystical generation of Jesus, by the Supreme Being as his father, in the womb of a virgin, will be classed with the fable of the generation of Minerva in the brain of Jupiter.

A bad cause will never be supported by bad means and bad men.

Thomas Paine

The previously unloved may find it hard to believe that they are now loved; that is such a miracle, they feel; such a miracle.

Alexander McCall Smith

If any demonstrator ever lays down in front of my car, it'll be the last car he'll ever lay down in front of.

George C. Wallace

Fortune is the rod of the weak, and the staff of the brave.

James Russell Lowell

The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the forces of the Crown. It may be frail -- its roof may shake -- the wind may blow through it -- the storm may enter -- the rain may enter -- but the King of England cannot enter! -- all his forces dare not cross the threshold of the ruined tenement!

William Pitt The Elder Chatham

Genius is talent set on fire by courage.

Henry Van Dyke

All film directors, whether famous or obscure, regard themselves as misunderstood or underrated. Because of that, they all lie. They're obliged to overstate their own importance.

Francois Truffaut

An infinite God can give all of Himself to each of His children. He does not distribute Himself that each may have a part, but to each one He gives all of Himself as fully as if there were no others.

A. W. Tozer

Regarding love... what can you say? It's not the quantity of your sexual relations that counts. It's the quality. On the other hand if the quantity drops below once every eight months, I would definitely look into it.

Woody Allen

It is only by expressing all that is inside that purer and purer streams come.

Brenda Ueland

My parents are the coolest of the cool on every single level, and it's because they have a deep appreciation for every moment of their lives.

Rashida Jones

If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.

Henry David Thoreau