There are two kinds of writers; the great ones who can give you truths, and the lessor ones, who can only give you themselves.

All the world's a stage,And all the men and women merely players;They have their exits and their entrances,And one man in his time plays many parts,His acts being seven ages. At first, the infant,Mewling and puking in the nurse's arms.Then the whining schoolboy, with his satchelAnd shining morning face, creeping like snailUnwillingly to school. And then the lover,Sighing like furnace, with a woeful balladMade to his mistress' eyebrow. Then a soldier,Full of strange oaths and bearded like the pard,Jealous in honor, sudden and quick in quarrel,Seeking the bubble reputationEven in the cannon's mouth. And then the justice,In fair round belly with good capon lined,With eyes severe and beard of formal cut,Full of wise saws and modern instances;And so he plays his part. The sixth age shiftsInto the lean and slippered pantaloon,With spectacles on nose and pouch on side;His youthful hose, well saved, a world too wideFor his shrunk shank, and his big manly voice,Turning again toward childish treble, pipesAnd whistles in his sound. Last scene of all,That ends this strange eventful history,Is second childishness and mere oblivion,Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.

William Shakespeare

There is no kind of harassment that a man may not inflict on a woman with impunity in civilized societies.

Denis Diderot

Purity of heart is to will one thing.

Soren Kierkegaard

The mind moves in the direction of our currently dominant thoughts

Earl Nightingale

Wonder rather than doubt is the root of all knowledge.

Abraham J. Heschel

I remember reminding myself that beauty is an opinion, not a fact. And it has always made me feel better.

Hayden Panettiere

Religion is a strange, wonderful thing. More crimes have been committed in the name of righteousness than any other notion.

Tom T. Hall

People don't want words, as seductive, pleasant and warming as they can be. People want to see that they're worth some sacrifice or some great deed. And it's not that people are always worth it, it's that love is.

Donna Lynn Hope

We need to become good citizens in the global village, instead of competing. What are we competing for - to drive more cars, eat more steaks? That will destroy the world.

Yuan T. Lee

Much learning shows how little mortals know much wealth, how little wordings enjoy.

Edward Young

New England is the home of all that is good and noble with all her sternness and uncompromising opinions.

Ellen Henrietta Swallow Richards

Life is pain and the enjoyment of love is an anesthetic.

Cesare Pavese