Sometimes we have to wait a long time to see conversions.
The essence of faith is fewness of words and abundance of deeds
In the garden of thy heart, plant naught but the rose of love.
It is not for him to pride himself who loveth his own country, but rather for him who loveth the whole world.
Religion without science is superstition. Science without religion is materialism.
What profit is there in agreeing that universal friendship is good, and talking of the solidarity of the human race as a grand ideal? Unless these thoughts are translated into the world of action, they are useless. The wrong in the world continues to exist just because people only talk of their ideals, and do not strive to put them into practice. If actions took the place of words, the world's misery would very soon be changed into comfort.
Every age hath its own problem, and every soul its particular aspiration. The remedy the world needeth in its present-day afflictions can never be the same as that which a subsequent age may require. Be anxiously concerned with the needs of the age ye live in, and centre your deliberations on its exigencies and requirements.
When women and girls rise, their communities and their countries rise with them
I love Alton Brown's show 'Good Eats,' about the chemistry of food. It's really thoughtful.
First of all, I've been having a wonderful run of luck with cover albums, songs I didn't write. I had five pop cover albums and two Christmas albums, and they were all very successful.
When people come to me saying they want to kill themselves, I tell them, “What’s your rush? You can kill yourself any time you like. So calm down. Suicide is a positive act. ” And they do calm down.