There are certain inessential activities-moths of precious time-and it is worse to busy yourself with the trivial than to do nothing.

The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.

Dreams will get you nowhere, a good kick in the pants will take you a long way.

He that can live alone resembles the brute beast in nothing, the sage in much, and God in everything.

It is better to sleep on things beforehand than lie awake about them afterwards.

Self-reflection is the school of wisdom.

The wise have a solid sense of silence and the ability to keep a storehouse of secrets. Their capacity and character are respected.

Know or listen to those who know.

To find one real friend in a lifetime is good fortune; to keep him is a blessing.

There are friendships merely for pleasure, some for the exchange of ideas. Rarest are those friends of one's inmost self.

A single lie destroys a whole reputation for integrity.

Or maybe spring is the season of love and fall the season of mad lust. Spring for flirting but fall for the untamed delicious wild thing.

Do not have your concert first and tune your instruments afterwards. Begin the day with God.

If God dropped acid, would he see people?

I ask the people of Connecticut for their forgiveness, I should have paid more attention to people around me and people that I trusted but I am sorry for my actions and take full responsibility.

If there is anything that is important to America, it is that you are not a prisoner of the past.

No one can truly see Christ, and drink in the influence of his character, and not be a Christian at heart.

To love is to place happiness in the heart of another.

The best kind of wine is that which is most pleasant to him who drinks it.

I like to stretch my acting muscles.