Humiliation and mental oppression by ignorant and selfish teachers wreak havoc in the youthful mind that can never be undone and often exert a baleful influence in later life.

Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love.

Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.

Life isn't worth living, unless it is lived for someone else.

Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions.

Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.

Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.

The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.

God is clever but not dishonest.

Try not to become a man of success but rather a man of value.

Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.

There are a lot of human experiences that challenge the limits of our language.

If anyone can overcome a fear for the ocean, you can, little lady. Courage is being scared to death and saddlin' up anyway.

My husband changed jobs so fast that I simply never knew what business he was in.

If people want to think I get drunk and stay out all night, let'em. That's how I got here, you know.

I have a very deep concern about President Obama putting in another 21,000 troops into Afghanistan with the promise of more to come.

With stand-up you've just got that one chance. Audiences can be quite fickle.

Music is mediator between spiritual and sensual life.

The way things are does not determine the way they ought to be

The studio is not the place to write. You need to be 75% ready when you go into the studio, and then the music can develop to the next stage.

La socie te ne doit rien exiger de celui qui n'attend rien d'elle. Society should not ask anything of the person who expects nothing from society.