Antiquities are history defaced, or some remnants of history which have casually escaped the shipwreck of time.

It is impossible to love and to be wise.

Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.

Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand - and melting like a snowflake.

If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts, but if he will content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties.

All rising to great places is by a winding stair.

It's not what we profess but what we practice that gives us integrity.

Man prefers to believe what he prefers to be true.

There is a difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man is really so; but he that thinks himself the wisest is generally the greatest fool.

Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted... but to weigh and consider.

Life is a marshmallow, easy to chew but hard to swallow.

Life itself is the proper binge.

He's getting older, " Charles said darkly. "Shall I hit him with my walker or my oxygen tank?

There is work that is work and there is play that is play there is play that is work and work that is play. And in only one of these lie happiness.

By nature servile, people attempt at first glance to find signs of good breeding in the appearance of those who occupy more exalted stations.

The Senate has unlimited debate; in the House, debate is ruthlessly circumscribed. There is frequent discussion as to which technique most effectively frustrates democratic process.

The genius of our country is improvisation, and jazz reflects that. It's our great contribution to the arts.

We are quite convinced that if he were alive today, as an astute businessman looking out to the future, he would be moving out of fossil fuels and investing in clean, renewable energy.

You can think and you can fight, but the world's always movin', and if you wanna stay ahead you gotta dance.

We must first get over the myth that older workers can’t innovate.

I believe that as an entertainer, you're only as good as your audience and the people who support you.