It is only out of ignorance that people are cruel, because they really don

If God can work through me, he can work through anyone.

Francis of Assisi

Let a man turn to his own childhood -- no further -- if he will renew his sense of remoteness, and of the mystery of change.

Alice Meynell

People see the world not as it is, but as they are.

Al Lee

I had art as a major, along with English, French and History. I had dance, modern dance. In English I was allowed to write my own poetry, which I eventually got published.

Sally Kirkland

Sosias: The love of wine is a good man's failing.

Aristophanes

Today is Your Day to Dance Lightly with Life. It Really Is.

Jonathan Lockwood Huie

The maxims are, first, that the individual is not accountable to society for his actions, in so far as these concern the interests of no person but himself. Advice, instruction, persuasion, and avoidance by other people if thought necessary by them for their own good, are the only measures by which society can justifiably express its dislike or disapprobation of his conduct. Secondly, that for such actions as are prejudicial to the interests of others, the individual is accountable, and may be subjected either to social or to legal punishment, if society is of opinion that the one or the other is requisite for its protection.

John Stuart Mill

Life is a dream for the wise, a game for the fool, a comedy for the rich, a tragedy for the poor.

Sholom Aleichem

Virtue craves a steep and thorny path.

Michel de Montaigne

Ridiculous yachts and private planes and big limousines won't make people enjoy life more, and it sends out terrible messages to the people who work for them. It would be so much better if that money was spent in Africa - and it's about getting a balance.

Richard Branson

I found that our Soviet espionage efforts had virtually never, or had very seldom, produced any worthwhile political or economic intelligence on the Soviet Union.

Aldrich Ames

Writers are always selling somebody out.

Joan Didion