Every notion that any man, dead, living, or unborn, might form as to the universe will necessarily prove wrong

Poetry is man's rebellion against being what he is.

No lady is ever a gentleman.

Why is the King of Hearts the only one that hasn't a moustache?

There is not any memory with less satisfaction than the memory of some temptation we resisted.

While it is well enough to leave footprints on the sands of time, it is even more important to make sure they point in a commendable direction.

People never want to be told anything they do not believe already.

Time changes all things and cultivates even in herself an appreciation of irony, and, therefore, why shouldn't I have changed a trifle?

Literature is a vast bazaar where customers come to purchase everything except mirrors.

Good and evil keep very exact accounts... and the face of every man is their ledger.

Creeds matter very little... The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds; and the pessimist fears this is true. So I elect for neither label.

Everything I do as a mother builds on a foundation of love and compassion.

The average man will bristle if you say his father was dishonest, but he will brag a little if he discovers that his great-grandfather was a Pirate.

Sookie," Eric said. I didn't think he'd heard a word. "Yield to me." Well, that was pretty direct.

I really like The Dudleyz' new attire. It has that whole Bushwhackers 2000 feel.

The reason the all-American boy prefers beauty over brains is that the all-American boy can see better than he can think.

Why would it be ridiculous that Quebec has an army?

Done right, a strategic intent is really one decision that makes 1,000 decisions.

And I certainly like being on a plane, next to a stranger, having conversations that you'd never otherwise have. You're unplugged, your phone doesn't work, you're not online.

I just stay away from the news and try and find people around me who are doing positive things and look to them.

Whatever sport you choose, do it because you love it, and don't expect to be an expert first thing. It takes time to do well at anything, but if you love it, you'll stick with it.