Wars are of course as a rule to be avoided but they are far better than certain kinds of peace.

Of one thing I am certain the body is not the measure of healing peace is the measure.

A man's country is not a certain area of land of mountains rivers and woods but it is a principle and patriotism is loyalty to that principle.

I think you can judge from somebody's actions a kind of a stability and sense of purpose perhaps created by strong religious roots. I mean there's a certain patience a certain discipline I think that religion helps you achieve.

The days of our lives for all of us are numbered. We know that. And yes there are certainly times when we aren't able to muster as much strength and patience as we would like. It's called being human.

I think I'm going to have to live vicariously through my daughter's rebellion because I certainly never did go through adolescence.

A new father quickly learns that his child invariably comes to the bathroom at precisely the times when he's in there as if he needed company. The only way for this father to be certain of bathroom privacy is to shave at the gas station.

When I get recognized for 'Twilight ' it's usually a teenage girl and they're usually really loud. So it certainly feels like I get recognized the most from that but it could just be because of the nature of how vocal those fans are.

I realise that in this undertaking I place myself in a certain opposition to views widely held concerning the mathematical infinite and to opinions frequently defended on the nature of numbers.

I've probably understood men too well. I realise they are predatory by nature and I have a certain acceptance of the male animal.

We are more than just flesh and bones. There's a certain spiritual nature and something of the mind that we can't measure. We can't find it. With all our sophisticated equipment we cannot monitor or define it and yet it's there.

Humans have certain properties and characteristics which are intrinsic to them just as every other organism does. That's human nature.

Although our intellect always longs for clarity and certainty our nature often finds uncertainty fascinating.

There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty that makes human nature rise above itself in acts of bravery and heroism.

Economic medicine that was previously meted out by the cupful has recently been dispensed by the barrel. These once unthinkable dosages will almost certainly bring on unwelcome after-effects. Their precise nature is anyone's guess though one likely consequence is an onslaught of inflation.

There are certain pursuits which if not wholly poetic and true do at least suggest a nobler and finer relation to nature than we know. The keeping of bees for instance.

Swans sing before they die - 'twere no bad thing should certain persons die before they sing.