The imaginations which people have of one another are the solid facts of society.

There is no way to penetrate the surface of life but by attacking it earnestly at a particular point.

A strange and somewhat impassive physiognomy is often, perhaps, an advantage to an orator, or leader of any sort, because it helps to fix the eye and fascinate the mind.

One should never criticize his own work except in a fresh and hopeful mood. The self-criticism of a tired mind is suicide.

Failure sometimes enlarges the spirit. You have to fall back upon humanity and God.

An artist cannot fail; it is a success to be one.

As social beings we live with our eyes upon our reflection, but have no assurance of the tranquillity of the waters in which we see it.

To get away from one's working environment is, in a sense, to get away from one's self; and this is often the chief advantage of travel and change.

Form the habit of making decisions when your spirit is fresh...to let dark moods lead is like choosing cowards to command armies.

Every general increase of freedom is accompanied by some degeneracy, attributable to the same causes as the freedom.

The need to exert power, when thwarted in the open fields of life, is the more likely to assert itself in trifles.

Philosophy is like wine. There are good years and bad years but, in general, the older the better.

A belief does not become a truth just because the whole world believes it.

the matured understands mistakes as a necessary growth path to maturity

The story of how I left Huckleberry begins -- as do all worthy stories -- with a goat

The greatest triumph is victory over all trials.

I think we should increase the minimum wage and I think $15 is a good beginning.

Yes, forget your weakness, whatever that weakness may be. It is egotism, it is selfishness after. all, for it is a dwelling on self. Forget your weakness; and remember your strength.

Nominations come and go. It is not going to happen to you every year, and I am very well aware of that

I've never really done any interviews as myself.