I want every peasant to have a chicken in his pot on Sundays.

The shortest and surest way of arriving at real knowledge is to unlearn the lessons we have been taught, to mount the first principles, and take nobody's word about them.

If God grants me longer life, I will see to it that no peasant in my kingdom will lack the means to have a chicken in the pot every Sunday.

One catches more flies with a spoonful of honey that with twenty casks of vinegar.

Nothing is impossible to a valiant heart.

I am of the religion of all those who are brave and good.

What is honour? a word. What is in that word honour? what is that honour? air. A trim reckoning! Who hath it? he that died o' Wednesday. Doth he feel it? no. Doth he hear it? no.

Patriotism must be founded on great principals and supported by great virtue.

Thou art a very ragged Wart.

But thoughts the slave of life, and life, Time’s fool, And Time, that takes survey of all the world, Must have a stop.

[Thou] mad mustachio purple-hued maltworms!

Some people behind leave a legacy, some leave behind children. Which would you prefer?

We are not defined by the adversities in our lives, we are defined by how we manage them.

Blame yourself if you have no branches or leaves don't accuse the sun of partiality.

I trust myself, the way I prepare. I feel like I know what I'm doing.

She runs up into the light surprised Her arms are opened Her mind's eye is Seeing things from a better side than most can dream

Most people are operating out of repetition. If you come to work or school each day with the same mind-state, you probably can't get more out of it than you did yesterday.

I don't really have one dish. I'm a very improvisational cook. I sort of like to make things up as I go along. I'm quite creative in the kitchen.

I've often thought I would like to try to write a conventional novel, but I just don't know enough about the real world to write one.

People forget that when you’re 16, you’re probably more serious than you’ll ever be again. You think seriously about the big questions.

The moving van is a symbol of more than our restlessness, it is the most conclusive evidence possible of our progress.