People ask for criticism, but they only want praise.

Nothing in the world is permanent, and we’re foolish when we ask anything to last, but surely we’re still more foolish not to take delight in it while we have it.

We are not the same persons this year as last; nor are those we love. It is a happy chance if we, changing, continue to love a changed person.

To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all the miseries of life.

It's a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it.

If a nation values anything more than freedom, it will lose its freedom; and the irony of it is that if it is comfort or money that it values more, it will lose that too.

The secret to life is meaningless unless you discover it yourself.

The only important thing in a book is the meaning that it has for you.

It is dangerous to let the public behind the scenes. They are easily disillusioned and then they are angry with you, for it was the illusion they loved.

The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous; on the contrary it makes them, for the most part, humble, tolerant and kind.

Imagination grows by exercise, and contrary to common belief, is more powerful in the mature than in the young.

Wise men speak because they have something to say

All due respect to Romeo and Juliet, but I don’t think love is sacrifice at all. Real love is when you let another person make you better. You don’t lose yourself in love—you find yourself there.

All a guy needed was a chance. Somebody was alway controlling who got a chance and who didn't.

I use all of my bullets and my guns like I'm supposed to use them.

My will is to always be better and better and better. I've got the will to want to be the best.

My thing in high school was being the tallest kid in class. Always. I was always the tallest kid in class.

You have to simply become aware of the movement of the mind, which begins this endless trouble.

I watch one news channel until my soul can't take it anymore. It's the background of my life.

If you make your best friend and your significant other the same person, you don't have to disconnect to go tell your girlfriend everything.

If the size of your vision for your life isn't intimidating to you, there's a good chance it's insulting to God.