If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts, but if he will content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties.

It is impossible to love and to be wise.

Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.

Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand - and melting like a snowflake.

All rising to great places is by a winding stair.

It's not what we profess but what we practice that gives us integrity.

Man prefers to believe what he prefers to be true.

There is a difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man is really so; but he that thinks himself the wisest is generally the greatest fool.

Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted... but to weigh and consider.

Life is a marshmallow, easy to chew but hard to swallow.

Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man.

Twitter is a serious writing distraction. As are grapefruits. The two have nothing else in common.

Shakespeare was a smart dude. He was the president of Rome.

It is my inner conviction that the development of science seeks in the main to satisfy the longing for pure knowledge.

The sea does not reward those who are too anxious, too greedy, or too impatient. One should lie empty, open, choiceless as a beach - waiting for a gift from the sea.

I didn't really know what I wanted to do, but I knew the woman I wanted to become.

Being a father is an everyday challenge. It goes on and on.

When Hillary Clinton deserved to be praised, I praised her. When Donald Trump did, as well, I did that, too.

His life, though none too long, Was never dull: Of woman, wine and song Bill had his full.

Passing time adds false memories and modifies real ones.

I like organizing things. I like organizing my closets, so that I know where everything is. And and I used to color code it.