In unphilosophical minds any rare or unexpected thing excites wonder, while in philosophical minds the familiar excites wonder also.

Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.

To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring.

Do not have evil-doers for friends, do not have low people for friends: have virtuous people for friends, have for friends the best of men.

There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.

The passions grafted on wounded pride are the most inveterate; they are green and vigorous in old age.

Each religion, by the help of more or less myth, which it takes more or less seriously, proposes some method of fortifying the human soul and enabling it to make its peace with its destiny.

Intelligence is quickness in seeing things as they are.

Experience seems to most of us to lead to conclusions, but empiricism has sworn never to draw them.

Man is a gregarious animal, and much more so in his mind than in his body. He may like to go alone for a walk, but he hates to stand alone in his opinions.

The Difficult is that which can be done immediately; the Impossible that which takes a little longer.

It's only in drugs or death we'll see anything new, and death is just too controlling.

The biggest enemy of western people is not war or terrorism, it is their own governments lack of regulation of public health and safety.

That’s who you really like. The people you can think out loud in front of.

The poor lack much, the greedy everything.

I don't have an e-reader. One reason is that I like to dog-ear the page when I find a particularly good sentence or passage.

I speak the truth but I guess that's a foreign language to ya'll!

The body of an actor can be either his best friend or his worst enemy.

Lord, I want to be up in my heart.

I Love photographing. It’s that simple.

It's just really making sure I am doing the best job I can do as a dad. I do think that is my No. 1 job.