He that applauds him who does not deserve praise, is endeavoring to deceive the public; he that hisses in malice or sport, is an oppressor and a robber.

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.

The problem was never my mind

Do not worry about who get the credit or praise of the work done. Continue work to give your best.Your reward may come unexpected.

For a case study in personal branding. Google “Jarod Kintz.” He’s kind of a big deal.

I've always done things myself. I've never bragged or screamed that I produced a record before. I never told anybody.

The world was ending then, it's ending still, and I'm happy to belong to it again.

The more one knows, the luckier he is, for knowledge is the greatest gift in life.

I was unwilling to be the good girl who respected the rules in a game designed to keep everyone but the rulemakers off balance.

Traveling for modeling has been great, but I never really have much time to live the tourist life while in all the different cities.

Be too dumb to quit and too stubborn to back off.

It seems to me morally a decent society will try to take some of the increased benefit and use that to alleviate the pain of the few who are bearing the cost that made it possible.