A man with convictions finds an answer for everything. Convictions are the best form of protection against the living truth.
Luck relies on chance, labor on character.
A newspaper should be the maximum of information, and the minimum of comment.
For every credibility gap there is a gullibility gap.
Peace will come to earth when the people have more to do with each other and governments less.
Wars have ever been but another aristocratic mode of plundering and oppressing commerce.
I took the repeal of the Corn Laws as light amusement compared with the difficult task of inducing the priests of all denominations to agree to suffer the people to be educated.
Half-truths are worth more than outright lies.
All kids are different, even when they come from you and theoretically have the same culture. Some of my kids had been more outgoing and had an easy time at school. Others were more shy and needed more support. As a parent you are very aware of these differences and are not treating them all the same, given who they are as people.
You're creating a different world and the actor's job is to be able to convince the audience to enter into that world, whether it be actually something that you recognize from your own life or not.
I've been to your mountains, I've been to your sea-side, and everywhere I went somebody's wanted a free ride.