It is all very well to copy what one sees but it is far better to draw what one now only sees in one's memory. That is a transformation in which imagination collaborates with memory.

He is the true enchanter whose spell operates not upon the senses but upon the imagination and the heart.

There is a thin line that separates laughter and pain comedy and tragedy humor and hurt.

The climate the economic situation rising birth rates none of these things give me a lot of hope or reason to be optimistic.

Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles leaps fences penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.

And History will smile to think that this is the species for which Socrates and Jesus Christ died.

With more than 1 300 sites of care VA operates the largest integrated health care system in the county.

There are a range of associated impacts related to increasing temperatures which affect both evaporation rates and river systems which are already over stressed and these will hit farming communities and the health of crop lands.

Skyrocketing insurance premiums are debilitating our Nation's health care delivery system and liability insurers are either leaving the market or raising rates to excessive levels.

The more easily digestible and refined the carbohydrates the greater the effect on our health weight and well-being.

I'm happy that I feel a little less out of place in filmmaking than I once was - but it's almost impossible for a playwright in the U.S. to make a living. You can have a play like I did with 'Angels ' and it still generates income for me but it's not enough for me to live on and have health insurance.

Happiness is like a cloud if you stare at it long enough it evaporates.

A mediocre idea that generates enthusiasm will go further than a great idea that inspires no one.

The difference between Socrates and Jesus? The great conscious and the immeasurably great unconscious.

It is those who concentrates on but one thing at a time who advance in this world. The great man or woman is the one who never steps outside his or her specialty or foolishly dissipates his or her individuality.

The society which scorns excellence in plumbing as a humble activity and tolerates shoddiness in philosophy because it is an exalted activity will have neither good plumbing nor good philosophy: neither its pipes nor its theories will hold water.

The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.

If the grace of God miraculously operates it probably operates through the subliminal door.

All historical experience demonstrates the following: Our earth cannot be changed unless in the not too distant future an alteration in the consciousness of individuals is achieved.

It all comes down to interest rates. As an investor all you're doing is putting up a lump-sump payment for a future cash flow.

My mission is a cosmic mission. My concern is for all of humanity and not only this present world but the world hereafter. My mission penetrates the past present and future and encompasses all humanity.

To me what separates a funny movie from a good movie is something personal.

A true friend is one who overlooks your failures and tolerates your success!

God tolerates even our stammering and pardons our ignorance whenever something inadvertently escapes us - as indeed without this mercy there would be no freedom to pray.