Life inspires more dread than death - it is life which is the great unknown.

A wit should no more be sincere, than a woman constant; one argues a decay of parts, as to other of beauty.

William Congreve

We are here on earth to do good to others. What the others are here for, I don't know.

W. H. Auden

I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death.

Thomas Paine

It's a terrific privilege to be able to see into somebody else's life.

Helen Garner

And that's the world in a nutshell, which is an appropriate receptacle.

Stan Dunn

I had a really wonderful upbringing. We were a tight family. It was wonderful to grow up with so many siblings. We were all just a year or two apart, and we were always so supportive of each other. I learned everything from my older brother and sister and taught it to my younger sisters.

Joaquin Phoenix

Where an excess of power prevails, property of no sort is duly respected. No man is safe in his opinions, his person, his faculties, or his possessions.

James Madison

I believe that laughter is the best emotional Band-Aid in the world. It's like nature's Neosporin.

Matt LeBlanc

I regard no man as poor who has a godly mother.

Abraham Lincoln

Great dislike to the Bible was shown by those who conversed with me about it, and several have remarked to me, at different times, that if it were not for that book, Catholics would never be led to renounce their own faith.

Maria Monk

The characteristic political attitude of today is not one of positive belief, but of despair.

Herbert Read

To summarize, the particular song a male sings, and the behavioral responses of females to song and morphological signals, are not genetically inherited in a fixed manner but are determined by learning early in life.

Peter R. Grant