But the might-have-been is but boggy ground to build upon.

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.

If you will always remember your age and forget your dream, you will live great years and narrow impacts will come out of it.

Do not say but show you care.

History didn’t always predict the future. You had to live it one day at a time to find out what happened next.

Then too, motherhood is broken because in this place, to be a good mother is to give yourself completely. It is to erase yourself. This is what I refused to do.

There is hardly anything in the world that some man can't make a little worse and sell a little cheaper and the people who consider price only are this man's lawful prey.

Africa has her mysteries and even a wise man cannot understand them. But a wise man respects them.

People are going to start realizing, why take those antibiotics that are extracts of mushrooms? Why not just have the mushrooms?

Mike, we are a green energy company, but the green stands for money.

I keep renaming my motives, but continue doing the same things.

Every morning prepare your soul for a tranquil day.