The English Bible - a book which, if everything else in our language should perish, would alone suffice to show the whole extent of its beauty and power.

The object of oratory alone in not truth, but persuasion.

Nothing except the mint can make money without advertising.

The best portraits are those in which there is a slight mixture of caricature.

And how can man die better than facing fearful odds, for the ashes of his fathers, and the temples of his Gods?

It seems that the creative faculty and the critical faculty cannot exist together in their highest perfection.

Few of the many wise apothegms which have been uttered have prevented a single foolish action.

As civilization advances, poetry almost necessarily declines.

Pour, varlet, pour the waterThe water steaming hot!A spoonful for each man of usAnother for the pot!

His imagination resembled the wings of an ostrich. It enabled him to run though not to soar.

The highest intellects like the tops of mountains are the first to catch and to reflect the dawn.

In times of trouble, wait for the Lord to defend you.

He wondered if he should try to talk to the boy like that. Perhaps the boy wondered why he didn't. But they had silence, and not many people had that.

Secrets are gold and we are the miners.

Simple style is like white light. It is complex but its complexity is not obvious.

I don't stand for the black man's side, I don' t stand for the white man's side. I stand for God's side.

It has been said that the body is like an automobile - it's yours, but it isn't you.

I still understand a few words in life, but I no longer think they make a sentence.

My mom was the poster girl for the Marines. So she was in the poster saying, "I want you." My parents were both Marines.

The type of game I play, I'm going to pick injuries and suspensions, unfortunately.

I've never been to rehab, I've never been to psychotherapy or the doctor or anything like that. I went to a church and I was prayed for, and I've always had a great relationship with God.