Every noble life becomes a revelation of the spirit which the love and joy of mankind cannot let perish from remembrance.

A candid spirit is mightier than the most persistent dogmatism.

The less routine the more life.

To keep the heart unwrinkled, to be hopeful, kindly, cheerful, reverent that is to triumph over old age.

First find the man in yourself if you will inspire manliness in others.

Success is sweet and sweeter if long delayed and gotten through many struggles and defeats.

I consider it the best part of an education to have been born and brought up in the country.

Books are the most mannerly of companions, accessible at all times, in all moods, frankly declaring the author's mind, without offense.

A government, for protecting business only, is but a carcass, and soon falls by its own corruption and decay.

Our ideals are our better selves.

Our friends interpret the world and ourselves to us, if we take them tenderly and truly.

A foolish faith in authority is the worst enemy of truth.

I owe everything I am and everything I will ever be to books.

On the one hand maybe I’ve remained infantile, while on the other I matured quickly, because at a young age I was very aware of suffering and fear.

In the last 48 hours King Abdullah from Saudi Arabia passed away. I have a moral dilemma. The king passed away three or four days ago. Is it too soon to hit on Queen Latifah?

I am very unmusical. I can't carry a tune. I would never be able to play an instrument.

The musical heritage of Yorkshire is deep and wide.

One hundred rounds do not constitute fire power. One hit constitutes fire power.

To doubt has more of faith ... than that blank negation of all such thoughts and feelings which is the lot of the herd of church-and-meeting trotters.

I'm especially interested in relationships since that is a part of life that causes enormous pain for many people.

Our sages of blessed memory have said that we must not enjoy any pleasure in this world without reciting a blessing.