I love to be alone. I never found the companion that is so companionable as solitude. We are for the most part more lonely when we go abroad among men than when we stay in our chambers.

To be of no church is dangerous. Religion, of which the rewards are distant, and which is animated only by faith and hope, will glide by degrees out of the mind unless it be invigorated and reimpressed by external ordinances, by stated calls to worship, and the salutary influence of example.

Samuel Johnson

People will always need love, romance, a tender touch, and really personal and deeply felt music.

Susannah McCorkle

Lying is a terrible vice, it testifies that one despises God, but fears men.

Michel de Montaigne

In my experience, it's all wonderful with girls until about 16. Around that time, boys kind of calm down and start focusing their testosterone. Girls get a little challenging, especially for fathers.

Tim Allen

One of the best parts of growing older? You can flirt all you like since you've become harmless.

Liz Smith

I'm a very professional man. I'm not out for the experience of adventure.

Werner Herzog

Slow and steady wins the race.

Aesop

Never succumb to the temptation of bitterness.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

I just wanted to see every single musical I could. The very first one I saw was 'Beauty and the Beast,' the only one I could get tickets for, and then 'Les Miserables' and then 'Chicago.'

America Ferrera

To think profoundly, to seek and speak truth, to love justice and denounce wrong is to draw upon one's self the ill will of many.

John Lancaster Spalding

Fools have a habit of believing that everything written by a famous author is admirable. For my part I read only to please myself and like only what suits my taste.

Voltaire

It is not enough if you just live life as it comes to you like a floating leaf in a pond. Make use of the powers bestowed in you and soar like an eagle.

Stephen Richards