Mules and human jackasses are proverbially stubborn.

Favoritism manifests itself in all departments of government, public and private. It is the harder to avoid, because it is so natural.

Life ain't all beer and skittles.

Punctuality is the soul of business.

Failures to heroic minds are the stepping stones to success.

A woman has two smiles that an angel might envy, the smile that accepts the lover afore words are uttered, and the smile that lights on the first-born baby, and assures him of a mother's love.

Wise men, like wine, are best when old; pretty women, like bread, are best when young.

The bee, though it finds every rose has a thorn, comes back loaded with honey from his rambles; and why should not other tourists do the same?

A man is never astonished that he doesn't know what another does, but he is surprised at the gross ignorance of the other in not knowing what he does.

The happiness of every country depends upon the character of its people, rather than the form of its government.

If you have a thrust to make at your friend's expense, do it gracefully, it is all the more effective. Some one says the reproach that is delivered with hat in hand is the most telling.

When what you value and dream about doesn’t match the life you are living, you have pain.

Only when we have become nonviolent towards all life will we have learned to live well with others.

I love men, even though they're lying, cheating scumbags.

Before this generation goes on to its ancestors, we should, we must, do our level best to pass on our lessons, so that they live in our people's minds and lives.

Everybody's got whatever problems they have. I refuse to let somebody's mistaken beliefs affect my life.

I threw a lot of balls and walked a lot of batters. Not something I'm proud of, but something I learned from.

The backgrounds in Lord of the Rings are all explained.

If I only have the will to be grateful, I am so.

I wish there had been someone there to vote no for me -Rosalie Cullen

Every dream I've ever had in life has come true ten times over.