I am giving an account of what was, not of what ought or ought not to be.

It is better to have a lion at the head of an army of sheep, than a sheep at the head of an army of lions.

It is never too late to be wise.

Fear of danger is ten thousand times more terrifying than danger itself.

The soul is placed in the body like a rough diamond, and must be polished, or the luster of it will never appear.

All our discontents about what we want appeared to spring from the want of thankfulness for what we have.

Justice is always Violence to the Party offending, for every Man is Innocent in his own Eyes.

Expect nothing and you'll always be surprised

Necessity makes an honest man a knave.

The best of men cannot suspend their fate; The good die early, and the bad die late.

The height of human wisdom is to bring our tempers down to our circumstances, and to make a calm within, under the weight of the greatest storm without.

Unless we can predict the future, we shouldn't be worrying about things that haven't happened yet. We can place these thoughts in God's hands then let them go.

I wasn’t born to fetch, or sit, or accept a beating. I’m here to be me, to write, and know my purpose.

I think cursing is a bunch of malarkey.

The life that I have is all that I have and the life that I have is yours. The love that I have of the life that I have is yours and yours and yours.

Iran is the greatest national security threat America faces. Russia does continue to battle us in the U.N. time and time again. I have clear eyes on this.

The fact is that you can't have a good relationship with a girl who hasn't settled things with her father.

When I look down at my pale, skinny body, I wonder why any woman would want to sleep next to it, let alone embrace it.

If you're going to be born ugly and be an actor - the least they can do is let you play Lincoln.

Your customers dream of a happier and better life. Don't move products. Instead, enrich lives.

In trying to scramble out of a hole, it sometimes digs it deeper.