People must be taken as they are, and we should never try make them or ourselves better by quarreling with them.

Some men enjoy the constant strife Of days with work and worry rife, But that is not my dream of life: I think such men are crazy. For me, a life with worries few, A job of nothing much to do, Just pelf enough to see me through: I fear that I am lazy.

James Weldon Johnson

I know that's a secret, for it's whispered everywhere.

William Congreve

Well, God knows you're barely standing but you've got to carry this heavy load.

Joe Brooks

In truth the prison, unto which we doom Ourselves, no prison is.

William Wordsworth

As soon as a religion comes to dominate it has as its opponents all those who would have been its first disciples.

Friedrich Nietzsche

Dancing is the loftiest, the most moving, the most beautiful of the arts, because it is no mere translation or abstraction from life; it is life itself.

Havelock Ellis

I believe we are still so innocent. The species are still so innocent that a person who is apt to be murdered believes that the murderer, just before he puts the final wrench on his throat, will have enough compassion to give him one sweet cup of water.

Maya Angelou

Our love is a strong love, baby. We give it all And still receive.

Paul Williams (songwriter)

The question before the human race is, whether the God of nature shall govern the world by his own laws, or whether priests and kings shall rule it by fictitious miracles.

John Adams

In life and in movies, it's a similar challenge, where you have expectations, and you end up in situations that are not meeting your expectations.

Jeff Bridges

When you start putting pen to paper, you see a side of your personal truth that doesn't otherwise reveal itself in conversation or thought.

Anthony Kiedis

People are like dirt. They can either nourish you and help you grow as a person or they can stunt your growth and make you wilt and die.

Plato