A ship is a bit of terra firma cut off from the main; it is a state in itself; and the captain is its king.

It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.

A smile is the chosen vehicle of all ambiguities.

I am, as I am; whether hideous, or handsome, depends upon who is made judge.

Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well- warmed, and well-fed.

Dream tonight of peacock tails, Diamond fields and spouter whales. Ills are many, blessing few, But dreams tonight will shelter you.

Toil is man's allotment; toil of brain, or toil of hands, or a grief that's more than either, the grief and sin of idleness.

Meditation and water are wedded for ever.

I love to sail forbidden seas, and land on barbarous coasts.

Aye, aye! and I'll chase him round Good Hope, and round the Horn, and round the Norway Maelstrom, and round perdition's flames before I give him up.

War should be carried on like a monsoon; one changeless determination of every particle towards the one unalterable aim.

The world is round and the place which may seem like the end may also be only the beginning.

I bemoan the fact that all my famous friends have places in St. Bart's and I have to go to Montauk.

Anyone can spot a lie, unless he is in need of that lie.

The idea of a mass audience was really an invention of the Industrial Revolution.

You mentioned the Free Trade Agreement and yes I can't tell you how pleased we are that Morocco is one of the countries that our country is going to begin negotiating a Free Trade Agreement with.

The first and great commandment is: Don't let them scare you.

Everything you do makes my body scream with loneliness.

Are you saying you don't love me?" Hazael asked Liraz. "Because I love you. I think." He paused in contemplation. "Oh. No. Never mind. That's fear.

I can sell anything that I totally believe in but I’m a horrible salesman of something I don’t believe in

I'm now so much more capable of receiving love and giving it in a far different way.