The proper study of mankind is woman.

A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.

All experience is an arch, to build upon.

The Indian Summer of life should be a little sunny and a little sad, like the season, and infinite in wealth and depth of tone, but never hustled.

One friend in a life-time is much; two are many; three are hardly possible. Friendship needs a certain parallelism of life, a community of thought, a rivalry of aim.

Chaos was the law of nature; Order was the dream of man.

One friend in a lifetime is much; two are many; three are hardly possible.

Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit.

They know enough who know how to learn.

The American President resembles the commander of a ship at sea. He must have a helm to grasp, a course to steer, a port to seek.

Some day science may have the existence of mankind in its power, and the human race commit suicide, by blowing up the world.

When you stand on top of that mountain and you look out, you will know that you will never again look back.

...but how could I have stopped him from taking what was already his?

Some writers confuse authenticity, which they ought always to aim at, with originality, which they should never bother about.

I would be lying if I said the journalism doesn't reflect my own choices as a reporter and a writer: what to say, what to emphasize, how to say it, what is true or untrue.

Every man needs a place to go to.

A mother's love is a sanctuary, Where our soul can find sweet rest, From the struggle and the tension, Of life's fast and futile quest.

I'm not afraid to fail. I'm afraid to be mediocre.

Long term I do believe internationally there is a huge misunderstanding of Russia.

To give your sheep or cow a large, spacious meadow is the way to control him.

Kids learn by example. If I respect Mom, they're going to respect Mom.