Those who weep for the happy periods which they encounter in history acknowledge what they want not the alleviation but the silencing of misery.

I subscribe to no religion. But I believe that in the creation of art, there can be moments of God.

Andrea Riseborough

It is your own convictions which compels you; that is, choice compels choice.

Epictetus

No one is worse, for knowing the worst of themselves.

Proverb

Music is the universal language: it is the same anywhere you go in the world.

Anonymous

Breed is stronger than pasture.

George Eliot

I've been in many of them and to some extent I would have to say this: If you've seen one city slum you've seen them all.

Spiro T. Agnew

Things have different qualities, and the soul different inclinations; for nothing is simple which is presented to the soul, and the soul never presents itself simply to any object. Hence it comes that we weep and laugh at the same thing.

Blaise Pascal

If you prick us, do we not bleed? if you tickle us, do we not laugh? if you poison us, do we not die? and if you wrong us, shall we not revenge? If we are like you in the rest, we will resemble you in that

William Shakespeare

I grew up on a farm in a small town where you do or say one thing and everybody knows about it. You see it happen, there's always the town gossip - 'Oh did you hear about so and so, or did you hear what went on in this household?' So I learned at a very young age just to keep my mouth shut.

Garrett Hedlund

The only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others. His own good, either physical or moral, is not a sufficient warrant.

John Stuart Mill, On Liberty, 18

Fear not, then, thou child infirm; There's no god dare wrong a worm

Ralph Waldo Emerson

The path of sound credence is through the thick forest of skepticism.

George Jean Nathan