Even Quotes

Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness. It is far better take things as they come along with patience and equanimity.

I have believed the best of every man. And find that to believe is enough to make a bad man show him at his best, or even a good man swings his lantern higher.

There are various eyes. Even the Sphinx has eyes: and as a result there are various truths, and as a result there is no truth.

The first problem of the media is posed by what does not get translated, or even published in the dominant political languages.

But I'm acutely aware that the possibility of fraud is even more prevalent in today's world because of the Internet and cell phones and the opportunity for instant communication with strangers.

I love my children beyond all reason. They're my joy, even when they're wild with kid energy.

Amateur bureaucrats are often even worse than professional bureaucrats.

No person I have ever met, not even the most righteous or pure of heart, has gone without those times when faith recedes in the busy-ness of life.

My own dreams fortunately came true in this great state. I became Mr. Universe; I became a successful businessman. And even though some people say I still speak with a slight accent, I have reached the top of the acting profession.

On September 11 2001, America felt its vulnerability even to threats that gather on the other side of the Earth. We resolved then, and we are resolved today, to confront every threat from any source that could bring sudden terror and suffering to America.

The difference in the education of men and women must give the former great advantages over the latter, even where geniuses are equal.

Right is right, even if everyone is against it, and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it.

And yet, I suppose you mourn the loss or the death of what you thought your life was, even if you find your life is better after. You mourn the future that you thought you'd planned.

You can turn painful situations around through laughter. If you can find humor in anything, even poverty, you can survive it.

I think it's pretty crazy to say you've been typecast at the age of 20 before you've even really started getting going.

The need for peace in Northern Ireland goes well beyond political stability. It now speaks to regional Europe and even global stability.

Even if you don't believe in God, exploring fully the idea of a god or gods should pose no threat to you.

I don't like waiting in airports for my bags. Even worse, I don't like waiting in airports when my bags are lost.

It's a mystery. That's the first thing that interests me about the idea of God. If there is one, it's mysterious and powerful and awesome to even consider the concept, and you have to take it seriously.

I have seen what a laugh can do. It can transform almost unbearable tears into something bearable, even hopeful.

My whole problem is that all of my favorite things at Thanksgiving are the starches, and everyone is trying to go low-carb this year, even a green vegetable has carbs in it.

Enough people write about me every day without even interviewing me.

Even though your kids will consistently do the exact opposite of what you're telling them to do, you have to keep loving them just as much.

Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.

Scalded cats fear even cold water.

Use your health, even to the point of wearing it out. That is what it is for. Spend all you have before you die; do not outlive yourself.

They've got this crazy actor who's 82 years old up there in a suit. I was a mayor, and they're probably thinking I know how to give a speech, but even when I was mayor I never gave speeches. I gave talks.

Even if we give parents all the information they need and we improve school meals and build brand new supermarkets on every corner, none of that matters if when families step into a restaurant, they can't make a healthy choice.

Even though this is late in an election year, there is no way we can go forward except together and no way anybody can win except by serving the people's urgent needs. We cannot stand still or slip backwards. We must go forward now together.

Pollock looks unusual and radical even now.