A quart of doubt to an ounce of truth is the safest brew.

Disillusions all come from within ... from the failure of some dear and secret hope. The world makes no promises; we only dream it does; and when we wake, we cry!

Men heap together the mistakes of their lives, and create a monster they call Destiny.

Those who have made unhappy marriages walk on stilts, while the happy ones are on a level with the crowd. No one sees 'em!

A statesman's words, like butcher's meat, should be well weighed.

Women may be whole oceans deeper than we are, but they are also a whole paradise better. She may have got us out of Eden, but as a compensation she makes the earth very pleasant.

We must know the measure of a man's desires before we can sound the depth of his regrets.

People get to like a soul, but a satisfactory hat makes an impression at first sight.

All forced virtue is degrading in it effect.

love comes to man through his senses - to woman through her imagination.

If the gods have no sense of humor they must weep a great deal.

Prevarication, like honesty, is reflexive, and soon becomes a sturdy habit, as reliable as truth.

I've made tough calls and tough times and been held accountability. I think that is the kind of leadership that the American people need now to produce results.

Your federal government needs your money so that it can perform vital services for you that you would not think up yourself in a million years.

In America, we don't even have a border. It's an open sieve.

Manage things. Lead people.

If I ever go looking for my heart's desire again, I won't look any further than my own back yard. Because if it isn't there, I never really lost it to begin with!

Every film has to be the next something else; originality isn't celebrated because you can't market it.

A novel is a mirror which passes over a highway. Sometimes it reflects to your eyes the blue of the skies, at others the churned-up mud of the road.

Well you are a piece of work aren't you?

On rookie Alex Selivanov, Yes the guy can score you 40 goals. Yes I love it. What I don't want is him causing 60.