And as a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt its new-fledg'd offspring to the skies, He tried each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter worlds, and led the way.

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

Blame where you must, be candid where you can, And be each critic the Good-natured Man.

To make a fine gentleman, several trades are required, but chiefly a barber.

One writer, for instance, excels at a plan or a title page, another works away at the body of the book, and a third is a dab at an index.

People seldom improve when they have no other model but themselves to copy.

I love everything that's old, - old friends, old times, old manners, old books, old wine.

A man who leaves home to mend himself and others is a philosopher; but he who goes from country to country, guided by the blind impulse of curiosity, is a vagabond.

Ridicule has always been the enemy of enthusiasm, and the only worthy opponent to ridicule is success.

Ceremonies are different in every country, but true politeness is everywhere the same.

Life is a journey that must be traveled no matter how bad the roads and accommodations.

Living in active consciousness is being in the “here and now

I was one of five out of 100 people who passed the test, which just proved to me how little Americans are taught geography.

We've got a good inspection system in Arizona managing products that come from other parts of the county that could carry insects that could become problematic.

I'm perfectly happy doing nothing. I'll hang around the house and take the dog to the park.

If you will do what you CAN do, God will do what you CANNOT do.

Minimal is the word I'd use to describe how I live and dress, and it's also how I sing. I'm not a big fan of overemoting.

I like American history, so I was aware of the participants and a lot of it.

Forgiving presupposes remembering.

When I talk about money. All you see is the struggle. When I tell ya, I'm livin' large, you tell me, its trouble.

Success in life is becoming what you want to be.