The use of great men is to serve the little men, to take care of the human race, and act as practical interpreters of justice and truth.

Cities have always been the fireplaces of civilization, whence light and heat radiated out into the dark.

Never violate the sacredness of your individual self-respect.

Outward judgment often fails, inward judgment never.

Democracy means not "I am as good as you are" but "You are as good as I am.".

The books that help you the most are those which make you think the most.

Magnificent promises are always to be suspected.

A happy wedlock is a long falling in love.

I do not pretend to understand the moral universe; the arc is a long one. . . . But from what I see I am sure it bends toward justice.

Never violate the sacredness of your individual self-respect. Be true to your own mind and conscience, your heart and your soul. So only can you be true to God.

Nature is man's religious book, with lessons for every day.

What power--what importance--lies in the blank lines of an open notebook. Go and fill yours. Then share.

Shroud of dust now covers the beautiful earth, wonder when we respire in the fresh air of verdure.

The whole world knows we have it made in America . . . made in China made in Mexico made in Japan.

I have so many different personalities in me and I still feel lonely.

I didn't want to change my personality onstage, but I still had to build some kind of ego to be able to go up there. If not, there's no point.

Only the French, I guess, really use tenor and alto to any great extent in the orchestra

Practice by drawing things large, as if equal in representation and reality. In small drawings every large weakness is easily hidden; in the large, the smallest weakness is easily seen.

I've been in theaters. Like Brian Regan, who I love - loved him so much more when he did the Improvs. And then in a big theater - nobody's that good.

The bulk of my calls are from agents who are letting you know about material that's coming your way.

A samurai should always be prepared for death - whether his own or someone else's.