Let me be thankful first, because I never was robbed before; second, because although they took my purse, they did not take my life; third, although they took my all, it was not much; and fourthly, because it was I who was robbed, and not I who robbed. – Matthew Henry (1662–1714)
The line separating good and evil passes not through states, nor between political parties either — but right through every human heart. – Alexander Solzhenitsyn
It is the final test of a gentleman—his respect for those who can be of no possible service to him. – William Lyon Phelps, quoted in Golden Book Magazine, July 1935
This may sound funny, but as much as the Today show matured me, it also was something of a cocoon. Id been happy there. I never went into the bosss office and pounded my fist on the desk, saying, Give me more money! Give me a prime-time show! – Jane Pauley
