You will always have to live with yourself, and it is to your best interest to see that you have good company -- a clean, pure, straight, honest, upright, generous, magnanimous companion.

In response to our fast-food culture, a 'slow food' movement appeared. Out of hurried parenthood, a move toward slow parenting could be growing. With vital government supports for state-of-the-art public child care and paid parental leave, maybe we would be ready to try slow love and marriage.

Arlie Russell Hochschild

To fight aloud is very brave, but gallanter, I know, who charge within the bosom, the Cavalry of Woe.

Emily Dickinson

It was important on The Shipping News to have my house far enough away from each location so I had this time in the morning to think about my shots and still remain open to surprises once I got to the set.

Lasse Hallstrom

We must learn to balance the material wonders of technology with the spiritual demands of our human race.

John Naisbitt

Steadfastness is a noble quality, but unguided by knowledge or humility it becomes rashness or obstinacy.

J. Swartz

Most of us do not look as handsome to others as we do to ourselves.

American Indian Proverb, Anishin

To have been loved so deeply, even though the person who loved us is gone, will give us some protection forever.

J.K. Rowling

When you stop having dreams and ideals - well, you might as well stop altogether.

Marian Anderson

Those who know the truth are not equal to those who love it

Confucius

It is false zeal to keep truth while wounding charity

Blaise Pascal

Colon thought Carrot was simple. Carrot often struck people as simple. And he was.Where people went wrong was thinking that simple meant the same thing as stupid.

Terry Pratchett

Will an Iraq war make our Al Qaeda problem worse? Not likely.

Christopher Hitchens