Of all sexual aberrations, chastity is the strangest.

It is human nature to think wisely and act foolishly.

All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another.

To accomplish great things we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.

To accomplish great things, we must dream as well as act.

The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of the mind for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards.

The gardener uses both roses in the flowerbed and thorns in making fences.

Mother didn't understand that children aren't frightened by stories; that their lives are full of far more frightening things than those contained in fairy tales.

I refuse to answer that question on the grounds that I don't know the answer.

It is not how old you are, but how you are old.

I don't complain when it's sunny.

Every moment of light and dark is a miracle.

Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more.

I think part of being in the public eye is getting recognized and dealing with positive and negative scrutiny.

Ignorance is the curse of God; knowledge is the wing wherewith we fly to heaven.