"We are double-edged blades, and every time we whet our virtue the return stroke strops our vice."

-- Henry David Thoreau

#Time Quotes #Return Quotes #Vices Quotes

“Almost every morning I write in my journal. I've been keeping it for a long time - I've filled more than 50 books. I write about what's going on in my personal and spiritual life or what's going on at work. It helps me keep things in perspective, especially when things get crazy or I get stressed or we have obstacles.”
“I don't even think you know how great you really are. I believe in you.”
“If you grow up in the South Bronx today or in south-central Los Angeles or Pittsburgh or Philadelphia, you quickly come to understand that you have been set apart and that there's no will in this society to bring you back into the mainstream.”
“I think the roles in television are better for women right now. At this point, I don't want to continue doing the same things I've been doing in film because it's very limited.”
“In getting older, I find myself becoming progressively more ineffectual in a lot of different ways, and part of that is down to no longer having the youthful feeling that what you're doing has any true impact.”
“Al-Qa'ida is the antithesis of the peace, tolerance and humanity that is at the heart of Islam.”
“There is no question that Iraq possesses biological and chemical weapons and that he [Saddam Hussein] seeks to acquire additional weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear weapons. That is not in debate. I also agree with President Bush that Saddam Hussein is a threat to peace and must be disarmed, to quote President Bush directly.”
“Peace. That's what I want all around the world, everywhere I go I always do the peace sign with my fingers.”

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