If I have said something to hurt a man once, I shall not get the better of this by saying many things to please him.

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.

There's nothing that's eternally satisfying except unconditional love.

Once you've experienced the warmth of an audience, the achievement of getting your first laugh, and entertaining them, singing or playing piano, it just keeps it all going.

living for a high purpose is as honorable as dying for it.

I'm really in retirement. My career is over. I'm just playing now and having a great time. I like to keep busy, and I'm doing what's fun for me.

Scores of Congolese die each day unnecessarily due to the lack of access to healthcare and modern medicine.

The spiritual battle, the loss of victory, is always in the thought-world.

Architecture is about the understanding of the world and turning it into a more meaningful and humane place.

You need to have a life outside your career.

My mom's gonna be the biggest star - mark my words right now!

Hail to the Chief who in triumph advances!