Better to sleep with a sober cannibal than a drunken Christian.

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.

To you, whoever you are, when I am gone — remember to be kind tonight to some lonely person. For me.

Books, like friends, should be few and well chosen. Like friends, too, we should return to them again and again for, like true friends, they will never fail us - never cease to instruct - never cloy.

When the signal is weak, the phone is working more, you drain the battery faster, so only use a phone when the signal is weak in a true emergency.

It is better for a man to die at peace with himself than to live haunted by an evil conscience!

Today I see beauty everywhere I go, in every face I see, in every single soul, and sometimes even in myself.

I would be a liar if I said it wouldn't be lovely and soothing - that's the word - to have a hit single or a hit album.

I promise that as a president elected in a direct popular vote, I will try to be the voice of all citizens.

My heart is breaking," she says. "I want to be strong for you right now but the thought of you leaving is killing me inside.

Our predecessors overcame many troubles and much suffering, but each time got back up stronger than before.

When it gets to this point, it's just hard to pull the trigger.