The soul should always stand ajar, ready to welcome the ecstatic experience.

Friendship's the privilege of private men; for wretched greatness knows no blessing so substantial.

Nahum Tate

Seek not greatness, but seek truth and you will find both.

Horace Mann

Politics is the art of the next best.

Otto von Bismarck

People say I've had a difficult time in life. I think I've had an exciting time in life.

Iyanla Vanzant

This organization is created to prevent you from going to hell. It isn't created to take you to heaven.

Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.

Be of service. Whether you make yourself available to a friend or co-worker, or you make time every month to do volunteer work, there is nothing that harvests more of a feeling of empowerment than being of service to someone in need.

Gillian Anderson

And then I went to 'Dawson's Creek,' which is a show that was, for better or for worse, all about the language. It was a word-perfect show, which I'd never had any experience with. And it was really shocking for me. I felt really hemmed in. At the time, it wasn't my favorite working experience.

Busy Philipps

I would rather go to heaven alone than go to hell in company.

R. A. Torrey

The average tourist wants to go to places where there are no tourists.

Sam Ewing

I am dating, but it is hard to find someone quick enough and funny enough. I am quite demanding.

Anne Robinson

I feel like you don't know if someone's equipped for a romantic relationship until they're out of their twenties.

Lena Dunham

In argument similes are like songs in love; they describe much, but prove nothing.

Matthew Prior