Foolish writers and readers are created for each other.

I never found even in my juvenile hours that it was necessary to go a thousand miles in search of themes for moralizing.

The whole secret of life is to be interested in one thing profoundly and in a thousand things well.

In all science, error precedes the truth, and it is better it should go first than last.

Life is a comedy for those who think and a tragedy for those who feel.

The Methodists love your big sinners, as proper subjects to work upon.

This world is a comedy to those that think, a tragedy to those that feel.

Nine-tenths of the people were created so you would want to be with the other tenth.

Who has begun has half done. Have the courage to be wise. Begin!

When people will not weed their own minds, they are apt to be overrun by nettles.

Had I children, my utmost endeavors would be to make them musicians.

This was a Darkness born of fire.

Love was as hardwired into the structure of the universe as gravity and matter.

I mean, if we said right now, there's somebody in the next room who's dying, let's all go save their life, you know, everybody would just get up immediately and go get involved in that.

Happiness is so rarely a part of my vocabulary, because for me it's so fleeting

...The people love him. So how can we condemn him?

I see sad crushed plastic everywhere and put some thoughts composed of words that do not belong together together and feel a little digital hope.

Because I was always a fat child, I got fatter and fatter, and I ended up 18 stone and with a 40-inch waist.

Everything about yesterday has gone with yesterday. Today, it is needed to say new things.

I'd like to see where boys and girls end up if they get equal encouragement I think we might have some differences in how leadership is done

You never know when a moment and a few sincere words can have an impact on a life.