The day which we fear as our last is but the bday of eternity. - By SenecaThe first hundred years are the hardest.

Be nice to people on your way up because you'll meet them on your way down.

If you steal from one author it's plagiarism; if you steal from many it's research.

A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after a while, he knows something.

A drama critic is a person who surprises the playwright by informing him what he meant.

The worst-tempered people I've ever met were people who knew they were wrong.

The gent who wakes up and finds himself a success hasn't been asleep.

God help those who do not help themselves.

Gambling: The sure way of getting nothing for something.

In the battle of existence, Talent is the punch; Tact is the clever footwork.

Don't talk about yourself; it will be done when you leave.

Crises is the code that can open the gene of success for some.

Ignorance is pass from one generation to other.

For a split second they stared at each other. A fleeting, lasting moment. One person noticing another person out of a whole crowd of strangers.

One can transform a place by reading in it.

Being a mathematical genius doesn't do you any favors as far as having something to say in music. You see every style as equal, and you want complicated music to devour.

That language is an instrument of human reason, and not merely a medium for the expression of thought, is a truth generally admitted.

Who are those ever multiplying authors that with unparalleled fecundity are overstocking the world with their quick succeeding progeny? They are novel-writers.

Soup is to the meal, what the hostesses smile of welcome is to the party. A prelude to the goodness to come.

Those who follow the crowd usually get lost in it. I don't know all the keys to success, but one key to failure is to try to please everyone.

The one who figures on victory at headquarters before even doing battle is the one who has the most strategic factors on his side.