Don't tell me of deception; a lie is a lie, whether it be a lie to the eye or a lie to the ear.

Cucumber should be well sliced, dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out.

The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.

Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.

Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.

When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.

Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world.

A man who uses a great many words to express his meaning is like a bad marksman who, instead of aiming a single stone at an object, takes up a handful and throws at it in hopes he may hit.

There are minds so impatient of inferiority that their gratitude is a species of revenge, and they return benefits, not because recompense is a pleasure, but because obligation is a pain.

When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.

He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life in fruitless efforts.

And that's where I'm finally at today - my life is about being with my family. This is what's important.

We have lived with violence far too long.

Bugsy Siegel. The mobster with the beautiful blue eyes.

The nearer we live to God while we live, the more ready we will be to dwell forever in His presence when we die.

With all the innovation in music today it’s rare to find someone like Engel writing timeless songs that sound at home in the ribcage of rock n roll’s skeleton.

We are broken open, or we willfully shed.

...the circumstances and the atmosphere always have so much to do in directing a conversation, especially a German conversation, which is only a kind of an insurrection, anyway.

Arbitration is justice blended with charity.

One day these will just be memories that I haveso I try to enjoy it as much as possible

I believe the moment of birth Is when we have knowledge of death I believe the season of birth Is the season of sacrifice.