Gentle words, quiet words, are after all the most powerful words. They are more convincing, more compelling, more prevailing.

When by the Ruins oft I past My sorrowing eyes aside did castAnd here and there the places spyWhere oft I sate and long did lie.Here stood that Trunk, and there that chest,There lay that store I counted best,My pleasant things in ashes lieAnd them behold no more shall I.Under the roof no guest shall sit,Nor at thy Table eat a bit.No pleasant talk shall 'ere be toldNor things recounted done of old.No Candle 'ere shall shine in Thee,Nor bridegroom's voice ere heard shall bee.In silence ever shalt thou lie.

Anne Dudley Bradstreet, Verses u

So I think democracy, in the long-term, in our countries will survive if it comes to be associated with leadership, will not survive if democracy plus media brings to us more and more followship rather than leadership.

Mario Monti

I travel like a gypsy, and I didn't know how I could perform and be a mother.

Natalia Makarova

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength; loving someone deeply gives you courage.

LaoTzu

There is always one moment in childhood when the door opens and lets the future in.

Graham Greene

Surfing soothes me, it's always been a kind of Zen experience for me. The ocean is so magnificent, peaceful, and awesome. The rest of the world disappears for me when I'm on a wave.

Paul Walker

Public opinion is no more than this: what people think that other people think.

Alfred Austin

As we continue to fight the War on Terror, it is imperative that we protect America's fallen heroes by ensuring that they are treated with respect, while being laid to rest.

Jon Porter

Your confidence in the people, and your doubt about them, are closely related to your self-confidence and your self-doubt.

Kahlil Gibran

He that respects himself is safe from others; He wears a coat of mail that none can pierce.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Photography is more about money now but then so are most things.

David Bailey

If I hadn't of had music in my life, it's quite possible I'd be dead and I'd much rather be alive.

James Hetfield