A tooth is much more to be prized than a diamond.

Pray, look better, sir... those things yonder are no giants, but windmills.

Never stand begging for that which you have the power to earn.

In order to attain the impossible, one must attempt the absurd.

He who loses wealth loses much; he who loses a friend loses more; but he that loses his courage loses all.

How will he who does not know how to govern himself know how to govern others?

Three things too much, and three too little are pernicious to man; to speak much, and know little; to spend much, and have little; to presume much, and be worth little.

That one man scorned and covered with scars Still strove with his last ounce of courage To reach the unreachable star.

Too much sanity may be madness and the maddest of all, to see life as it is and not as it should be.

The wicked are always ungrateful.

Her father guarded her, and she guarded herself; for there are no padlocks, bolts, or bars, that secure a maiden better than her own reserve.

But even though Ruth's only a hair thinner than I am, she's way on the other side of the fat girl spectrum, looking at me from the safe, slightly smug distance of her own control and conviction.

I think that initial independence is very important that's what being an entrepreneur is all about.

I paint the way some people write their autobiography. The paintings, finished or not, are the pages of my journal, and as such they are valid.

A broken heart is a monument to a love that will never die; fulfillment is a monument to a love that is already on its deathbed.

The best things can't be told.

I don't think people should try to force their will on their family.

Nothing affected me until I heard Elvis. Without Elvis there would be no Beatles.

I've reached a new level of closeness with a new friend when I can make a joke at their expense. That's one of the great joys of life for me.

Life is short, break the rules.

When you die, they can make you into diamonds now. It’s scientific. That’s how I want to be remembered. I want to shine.