That stern and rockbound coast felt like an amateur when it saw how grim the puritans that landed on it were.

Pity the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.

By the time a bartender knows what drink a man will have before he orders, there is little else about him worth knowing.

Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday.

Age is not a particularly interesting subject. Anyone can get old. All you have to do is live long enough.

Punctuality is one of the cardinal business virtues: always insist on it in your subordinates.

When a man tells you that he got rich through hard work, ask him: 'Whose?'

Publishing a volume of verse is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon and waiting for the echo.

A pessimist is a person who has had to listen to too many optimists.

The chief obstacle to the progress of the human race is the human race.

A fierce unrest seethes at the core, of all existing things:, it was the eager wish to soar, that gave the gods their wings.

When you speak from your heart, the words ring true, but as you speak in anger, I'll only shed tears for you.

No. I meant stay with me today. And tomorrow. And every day after.

I like to go with the energy because when you ignore it that's when you start doing things wrong.

If you don't expect much you can't be disappointed.

I was lucky to get the kinds of parts I wanted. I always said I didn't want to do anything my kids can't see.

Civilization and the life of nations are governed by the same laws as prevail throughout nature and organic life.

To occupy yourself with tasks that are useful to yourself and others, you can get your mind off your problems.

I know that I've overfed myself trying to prop myself up because I'm exhausted.

In this age of the rule of brute force, it is almost impossible for anyone to believe that any one else could possibly reject the law of the final supremacy of brute force.

When I was little, my mom told me that if I lied, the devil would visit me in my sleep. To this day, if I tell even the smallest lie, I have bad dreams. Plus, I'm no good at it.