Do as you would be done by, is the surest method of pleasing.

As fathers commonly go, it is seldom a misfortune to be fatherless; and considering the general run of sons, as seldom a misfortune to be childless.

The mere brute pleasure of reading - the sort of pleasure a cow must have in grazing.

If we do not plant knowledge when young, it will give us no shade when we are old.

Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

Being pretty on the inside means you don't hit your brother and you eat all your peas - that's what my grandma taught me.

Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise.

Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.

You must look into people, as well as at them.

A man's own good breeding is the best security against other people's ill manners.

Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination: never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

In the meantime, I’ll get a job. I’ll pay my own way.” “A job?” “Mmm, yeah. It’s that thing people do to make money.

As a songwriter, I don't rush. I may sit on lyrics for two years before the music hits.

Peace of Mind? Don't leave home (or go home) without it.

I've accomplished more working on my own than I ever did as part of a team.

He (Mickey Mantle) should lead the league in everything. With his combination of speed and power he should win the triple batting crown every year. In fact, he should do anything he wants to do.

You can dress it up, but it comes down to the fact that a movie is only as good as its script.

I exhort all, who reverence the Word of the Lord, to read it, and diligently imprint it on their memory.

A lot of movements use women's involvement to shame men when recruitment is sagging.

To be honest, I miss the old Hollywood way of having some mystique about the star.

I loved cutting together simple commercials about margarine or soft drinks - all kinds of silly products - but I tried to make the commercials different.