American POWs from the last Iraq war, who were held prisoner and tortured by Iraq, are now being prevented by our government from suing the Iraqis who tortured them.
If I stop practising, I will be an average singer. There are a lot of singers I know who hardly practise, yet sing well.
For all of its well-deserved reputation for pragmatism, American popular culture frequently nurtures or at least tolerates preposterous views and theories. Witness the 9/11 'truthers' who, lacking any evidence whatsoever, claim that 9/11 was a Bush administration plot.
Experience praises the most happy the one who made the most people happy.
He who praises everybody, praises nobody.
It is great happiness to be praised of them who are most praiseworthy.
As an actress, one of the perks is having access to ridiculously expensive clothing and prancing around on the red carpet. Who wouldn't want to have fun with that?
I'm just a regular boy who goofs around, pulls pranks, and makes jokes. I'm not Mr. Debonair Suave. I'm just a regular boy who goofs around, pulls pranks, and makes jokes. That doesn't sound very hot to me.
He who doesn't pray to the Lord prays to the devil.
The best sermon is preached by the minister who has a sermon to preach and not by the man who has to preach a sermon.
I've always wondered, am I a writer who preaches or a preacher who writes? I don't know. I love them both.
Congregations shaped by the Scriptures generally have preachers who are shaped by the Scriptures.
The rewards for those who persevere far exceed the pain that must precede the victory.
There is one kind of robber whom the law does not strike at, and who steals what is most precious to men: time.
For those of us who have lost loved ones in their prime - as I did when my father and other relatives succumbed - even one of those years would have been a precious gift.
As someone who is a dedicated fan of the NHS, I'm extremely worried, I think its a very precious thing that needs to be nurtured, looked after.
I understand people have preconceived notions of who I am or what I do. But I do find it a bit bizarre that people find it bizarre that I've grown up.
I understand people have preconceived notions of who I am or what I do.
People have this preconceived notion of me. I'm 'Gob' to them: this thoughtless sociopath who lives this bizarre, ego-driven life. That would be insanity.
For somebody famous, it's weird anyway to meet someone, because they have a preconceived notion of who you are.
