The regard one shows economy, is like that we show an old aunt who is to leave us something at last.

A liar begins with making falsehood appear like truth, and ends with making truth itself appear like falsehood.

The proper means of increasing the love we bear our native country is to reside some time in a foreign one.

Jealousy is the fear or apprehension of superiority: envy our uneasiness under it.

Deference is the most complicate, the most indirect, and the most elegant of all compliments.

Hope is a flatterer, but the most upright of all parasites; for she frequents the poor man's hut, as well as the palace of his superior.

We may daily discover crowds acquire sufficient wealth to buy gentility, but very few that possess the virtues which ennoble human nature, and (in the best sense of the word) constitute a gentleman.

A statue in a garden is to be considered as one part of a scene or landscape.

Virtues, like essences, lose their fragrance when exposed.

The difference there is betwixt honor and honesty seems to be chiefly the motive; the mere honest man does that from duty which the man of honor does for the sake of character.

The world may be divided into people that read, people that write, people that think, and fox-hunters.

As a designer, the mission with which we have been charged is simple: providing space at the right cost.

I can't work completely out of my imagination-I must put my foot in a bit of truth-and then I can fly free.

Great writing attracts great actors. It attracts money. Without a great script, you have nothing.

The authentic Gullah dialect is actually very clipped, and so it would sound almost Jamaican and be very odd to an American audience's ears. It's not the typical Southern dialect that we're used to.

The radical elements in Islam are very dangerous. They want to achieve a return to the Islamic purity of the Middle Ages.

In order to avoid being called a flirt, she always yielded easily.

Never over think! Make a decision and take action!

If you do something, expect consequences

I've been in motorsport my whole life since I was eight years of age.

My mom has always been my champion. She was very smart and grounded. She said, 'Save your money. Pay your taxes. Don't put everything in one basket,' but she let me explore and be creative.