If a man cannot understand the beauty of life, it is probably because life never understood the beauty in him.

Vineyards and shining harvests, pastures, arbors, And all this our very utmost toil Can hardly care for, we wear down our strength Whether in oxen or in men, we dull The edges of our ploughshares, and in return Our fields turn mean and stingy, underfed, And so today the farmer shakes his head, More and more often sighing that his work, The labour of his hands, has come to naught.

Lucretius, The Way Things Are, B

I found enormous opposition to my religion. It's like if you want to strengthen your biceps, you lift heavy weight, as heavy as you can handle, and work your muscles against resistance until it grows strong. I had to do that with my religion.

Ricardo Montalban

People with high ideals don't necessarily make good politicians. If clean politics is so important, we should leave the job to scientists and the clergy.

Michio Watanabe

No one can know your strength and weakness better than yourself.

Rahul Kumar Tilwani

We simply can no longer afford to deny the full potential of one half of the population. The world needs to tap into the talent and wisdom of women. Whether the issue is food security, economic recovery, health, or peace and security, the participation of women is needed now more than ever.

Michelle Bachelet

A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials, heavy and sudden, fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends who rejoice with us in our sunshine, desert us when troubles thicken around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds of darkness, and cause peace to return to our hearts.

Washington Irving

We do not remember days, we remember moments. The richness of life lies in memories we have forgotten.

Cesare Pavese

Smile in the mirror. Do that every morning and you'll start to see a big difference in your life.

Yoko Ono

I'd go to, like, six different schools in one year. We were on welfare, and my mom never ever worked.

Eminem

I remain just one thing, and one thing only -- and that is a clown. It places me on a far higher plane than any politician.

Charlie Chaplin

Ah, when love dies, women lose two and a half inches in height.

M.C. Beaton

The idle man does not know what it is to enjoy rest.

Albert Einstein