If God wanted us to bend over he'd put diamonds on the floor.

A good man often appears gauche simply because he does not take advantage of the myriad mean little chances of making himself look stylish. Preferring truth to form, he is not constantly at work upon the fa?ade of his appearance.

Iris Murdoch

Don't ever dare to take your college as a matter of course - because, like democracy and freedom, many people you'll never know have broken their hearts to get it for you.

Alice Duer Miller

True love is born from understanding.

The Buddha

The longest absence is less perilous to love than the terrible trials of incessant proximity.

Ouida

Amid the pressure of great events, a general principle gives no help.

G. W. F. Hegel

A child is not a salmon mousse. A child is a temporarily disabled and stunted version of a larger person, whom you will someday know. Your job is to help them overcome the disabilities associated with their size and inexperience so that they get on with being that larger person.

Barbara Ehrenreich

Love is trembling happiness.

Khalil Gibran

Food is not your best friend or enemy.

Bethenny Frankel

I don't think that digital photography is romantic yet. It's not sympathetic the way that film is.

Matthew Modine

Some tension is necessary for the soul to grow, and we can put that tension to good use. We can look for every opportunity to give and receive love, to appreciate nature, to heal our wounds and the wounds of others, to forgive, and to serve.

Joan Borysenko

a life without investigation is not worth living

Plato

In peace the sons bury their fathers, but in war the fathers bury their sons.

Croesus