Religion is induced insanity.

It is as absurd to argue men, as to torture them, into believing.

Cardinal J. Newman

There isnt such a reasonable fellow in the world, to hear him talk. He Tom Brown never wants anything but whats right and fair; only when you come to settle whats right and fair, its everything he wants, and nothing that you want. And thats his idea of a compromise.

Thomas Hughes

I think the greatest amount of pressure is the pressure I place on myself. So in a way I chose to be alone.

Cathy Freeman

We might not make what athletes in other sports make, but we have greater longevity and we do have certain freedoms to do things they can't do. Like stay home one week and play the next week.

David Duval

To have a quiet mind is to possess one's mind wholly; to have a calm spirit is to possess one's self.

Hamilton Mabie

One column of truth cannot hold an institution of ideas from falling into ignorance. It is wiser that a person of prudence and purpose save his strength for battles that can be won.

Bryant H. McGill

With my daughter, who at the time was one, my domestic life needed to take more precedent and really with my own self I needed to develop quite a bit more. So that put Blur down the list of priorities quite a lot by the time I came to thinking about it.

Graham Coxon

I want him to love me as much as I love him.

L.J. Smith

I do believe it is possible to create, even without ever writing a word or painting a picture, by simply molding one's inner life. And that too is a deed.

Etty Hillesum

Few things are harder to put up with than a good example.

Mark Twain

My mom's passionate and energetic and very funny and enthusiastic.

Eric Stonestreet

You can find peace amidst the storms that threaten you.

Joseph B. Wirthlin