Then let not what I cannot have My cheer of mind destroy. Whilst thus I sing, I am a king, Although a poor blind boy!

Oh! How many torments lie in the small circle of a wedding ring.

We shall find no fiend in hell can match the fury of a disappointed woman; scorned, slighted, dismissed without a parting pang.

Prithee don't screw your wit beyond the compass of good manners.

Old houses mended, Cost little less than new before they're ended.

The aspiring youth that fired the Ephesian domeOutlives in fame the pious fool that rais'd it.

You know, one had as good be out of the world, as out of the fashion.

The happy have whole days, and those they choose. The unhappy have but hours, and those they lose.

Wit is the most rascally, contemptible, beggarly thing on the face of the earth.

Losers must have leave to speak.

Oh, say! what is that thing call'd light, Which I must ne'er enjoy? What are the blessings of the sight? Oh, tell your poor blind boy!

If you’re struggling to fit me into a box……. Then build a bigger box!

He who knows nothing is closer to the truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors.

When I have interns, I always say, 'Handwritten thank-you notes can make a difference.' People remember that - not an e-mail, a handwritten note in an envelope.

Businesses want to think in terms of categories. Consumers want us to think in terms of their needs.

Though the body sleeps, the heart will never rest.

When you realize it's your responsibility to be a leader and create the world that you want to see, you have to do it.

Go to forest to meet the wise green friends!

The Italian mafia, they're very [into] construction. They're in a whole different way of operating than they did back in the '20s.

The difference between memoir and autobiography, as far as I see it, is that a memoir is there primarily to tell one particular story, whereas an autobiography tries to be a full account of a life.

It helps me chill out and focus.