I know, of course, how important it is not to keep a business engagement, if one wants to retain any sense of the beauty of life.

Learning gives us a fuller conviction of the imperfections of our nature which one would think, might dispose us to modesty.

Jeremy Collier

I just hate one-dimensional portrayals of religion it's too cheap and easy to do, and ignores the nuances that go into having a belief system.

Vera Farmiga

And partly, the worst thing you could do in my family was need something from someone. So physical strength represented an avenue of self-sufficiency to me.

Alison Bechdel

I think the greater responsibility, in terms of morality, is where leadership begins.

Norman Lear

All my life I have prayed to God that I should remain religiously orthodox, culturally conservative, politically liberal and economically pragmatic.

Richard John Neuhaus

Much of Indian science seems intuitive and not bound by the rigid thinking of classical scientists.

Roland Joffe

In order to effect great change, we need to look at how we can help those in our own communities as well as globally.

Christina Aguilera

I believe they talked of me, for they laughed consumedly.

George Farquhar

My mother was a public school teacher in Virginia, and we didn't have any money, we just survived on happiness, on being a happy family.

Dave Grohl

I played by the rules of politics as I found them.

Richard M. Nixon

Everybody has the idea of Santa in their head and in their heart.

Mick Foley

I keep the telephone of my mind open to peace, harmony, health, love, and abundance. Then, whenever doubt, anxiety, or fear try to call me, they will keep getting a busy signal and soon they'll forget my number.

Edith Armstrong