Nobility should be elective, not hereditary.

There are few mortals so insensible that their affections cannot he gained by mildness, their confidence by sincerity, their hatred by scorn or neglect

In fame's temple there is always a niche to be found for rich dunces, importunate scoundrels, or successful butchers of the human race.

Who conquers indolence conquers all other hereditary sins.

Silence is the safest response for all the contradiction that arises from impertinence, vulgarity, or envy.

The quarter of an hour before dinner is the worst that suitors can choose.

The more you speak of yourself, the more you are likely to lie.

Idlers cannot even find time to be idle, or the industrious to be at leisure. We must always be doing or suffering

A moral lesson is better expressed in short sayings than in long discourse.

Suicides pay the world a bad compliment. Indeed, it may so happen that the world has been beforehand with them in incivility. Granted. Even then the retaliation is at their own expense.

Comedians are not usually actors, but imitations of actors.

We can all rise to a higher divine-self with encouragement.

I want to be a mystery to you, untouchable, a star all to myselfa galaxy away from your starved fingers.

Whenever my phone blinks fist thought come to mind is u and only u.

It's that clear...there's no obstacle before determination. It sees it as an opportunity to shine

My rule is never save bits. They get the way, and you don't think of anything new. Put 'em in. Make a big mess.

If you want anybody to have a different voice, you really have to visualize and hear the voices of all these people. Sometimes when I write with specific actors in mind, it helps.

We don't know what will happen tomorrow, but one thing is guaranteed-God's overarching care for His children. We can be sure enough of that. In a world where nothing is sure, He is sure.

I've decided to hire a 'food taster', not because I think anyone is trying to kill me, but because I want to make sure it's not to salty.

My commitment originated in my own story and my own relationship to violence.

No elderly person should be like an “exile” in our families. The elderly are a treasure for our society.