Among real friends there is no rivalry or jealousy of one another, but they are satisfied and contented alike whether they are equal or one of them is superior.

I don't need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better.

The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.

An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics.

When Demosthenes was asked what was the first part of Oratory, he answered, "Action," and which was the second, he replied, "action," and which was the third, he still answered "Action.

Know how to listen, and you will profit even from those who talk badly.

The real destroyer of the liberties of the people is he who spreads among them bounties, donations and benefits.

Barba non facit philosophum

To make no mistakes is not in the power of man; but from their errors and mistakes the wise and good learn wisdom for the future.

Time is the wisest of all counselors.

No beast is more savage than man when possessed with power answerable to his rage.

You don't need to be in the light to be a beacon of beauty.For Marta

What to do with the past? There was so much of it.

It should be illegal to have such a hot little body as yours." —Bryce Van Der Linden Unbearable Passion (Book 1), Never Say Never

It doesn't matter if you're small, big, or fit: if you go in front of the camera and deliver and say, 'Oh my God, I look amazing, ' and just be sure about yourself, everything will be perfect.

Birth and death; we all move between these two unknowns.

I never had a great role in a great film.

For neither man nor angel can discern hypocrisy, the only evil that walks invisible, except to God alone.

Elderly people are like heat-seeking missiles for people who really have an interest in listening.

I've had some incredibly triumphal things happen in my life.

Think of what would happen to us... if there were no humorists; life would be one long Congressional Record.