In cross-examination as in fishing nothing is more ungainly than a fisherman pulled into the water by his catch.

A graceful taunt is worth a thousand insults.

I know of no higher fortitude than stubborness in the face of overwhelming odds.

A man who works with his hands is a laborer; a man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman; but a man who works with his hands and his brain and his heart is an artist.

Words of comfort, skillfully administered, are the oldest therapy known to man.

When a man points a finger at someone else, he should remember that four of his fingers are pointing at himself.

True religion is the life we lead, not the creed we profess.

A beautiful lady is an accident of nature. A beautiful old lady is a work of art.

Preparation is the be-all of good trial work. Everything else - felicity of expression, improvisational brilliance - is a satellite around the sun. Thorough preparation is that sun.

Education is not the accumulation of knowledge, but the ability to find it.

The best reply to an atheist is to give him a good dinner and ask him if he believes there is a cook.

Books do furnish a room.

Unconditional love should not be presumed to be without ardent expectations as also the inevitable disappointment.

Sleep is the multiplier of energy.

Hope is the positive mode of awaiting the future.

Teams tend to fold if you come out and play hard in the beginning.

I'm not crazy and we're not alone. I told them, but the only two people who ever believed me were the schizophrenic abducted by aliens and his invisible friend. I told them!

The mirrors in your mind can reflect the best of yourself, not the worst of someone else.

Love is the burning point of life, and since all life is sorrowful, so is love. The stronger the love, the more the pain. Love itself is pain, you might say -the pain of being truly alive.

The only thing that the artist cannot see is the obvious. The only thing that the public can see is the obvious.

Napoleon was indeed the man sent by God to help the youth of France! Who is to take his place?