Love is the admiration and cherishing of the amiable qualities of the beloved person, upon the condition of yourself being the object of their action.

Exclusively of the abstract sciences, the largest and worthiest portion of our knowledge consists of aphorisms: and the greatest and best of men is but an aphorism.

Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.

There is one art of which people should be masters - the art of reflection.

Humor is consistent with pathos, whilst wit is not.

A great mind must be androgynous.

In Xanadu did Kubla Khan A stately pleasure-dome decree: Where Alph, the sacred river, ran Through caverns measureless to man Down to a sunless sea.

That gracious thing, made up of tears and light.

The love of a mother is the veil of a softer light between the heart and the heavenly Father.

Religion is the most gentlemanly thing in the world. It alone will gentilize, if unmixed with cant.

Poor little Foal of an oppressed race! I love the languid patience of thy face.

The creative impulses of man are always at war with the possessive impulses.

I'm so happy to be in a committed relationship.

There's no better way to unplug than having children. Changing diapers is one of the most leveling things that has ever happened to me.

The People adore authority.

One day I shall burst my bud of calm and blossom into hysteria.

Nobody understood what it was like to be black and Jewish... being different from everyone else just made me a lot stronger.

We simply must balance our demand for energy with our rapidly shrinking resources. By acting now we can control our future instead of letting the future control us.

All people deserve respect, but not all ideas do.

An expert gives an objective view. He gives his own view.

Solvency is maintained by means of a national debt, on the principle, "If you will not lend me the money, how can I pay you?"