Shall I tell you what the real evil is? To cringe to the things that are called evils, to surrender to them our freedom, in defiance of which we ought to face any suffering.

To me, empathy and compassion are among the bravest of emotions ... and faith, the bravest of convictions.

Gerard de Marigny

I don't need someone with a hot body. He can be fat or overweight and have a belly. It's very much about style and substance and humor, interest, curiosity and really being smart.

Kate Walsh

Objects we ardently pursue bring little happiness when gained; most of our pleasures come from unexpected sources.

Herbert Spencer

My main aim has always been to do good quality films with roles that have some substance. With Power and Beauty there were loads of things that I liked about the movie, which made me opt for it.

Natasha Henstridge

So many people feel that once you reach a certain age then it's time for you to retire from a sport you love. I don't think that's true at all. I think age should not dictate that.

Alonzo Mourning

Perhaps there is no greater issue facing contemporary women than the choices they must make about balancing home and work.

Camille Paglia

But the fact of the matter is that all scientific evidence would show, based upon what we know about this disease, that muscle cuts - that is, the meat of the animal itself - should not cause any risk to human health.

Ann Veneman

Ideas are more difficult to kill than people, but they can be killed, in the end.

Neil Gaiman

It is not my intention to be fulsome, but I confess that I covet your skull.

Arthur Conan Doyle

I read poetry to save time.

Marilyn Monroe

No one can read the Gospels without feeling the actual presence of Jesus. His personality pulsates in every word. No myth is filled with such life.

Albert Einstein

Beauty like hers is genius.

Dante Gabriel Rossetti