There is as much greatness of mind in acknowledging a good turn, as in doing it.

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult

A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.

The important thing about a problem is not its solution, but the strength we gain in finding the solution

Don't stumble over something behind you.

We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.

Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.

When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy.

There in no one more unfortunate than the man who has never been unfortunate. for it has never been in his power to try himself.

It's all in your headJ you have the power to make things seem hard or easy or even amusing. The choice is yours.

Death is the wish of some, the relief of many, and the end of all.

All books are divisible into two classes: the books of the hours, and the books of all Time.

There's a voice inside you that tells you what you should do.

Oh, I steal things all the time. It's just something I do. I stopped caring a long time ago.

Sometimes I use my jokes as building blocks for larger bits. I like to draw and play music, so sometimes I do those things along with the jokes.

Universities are the custodians not only of the many cultures of man, but of the rational process itself.

Dangerous objects are glamorous places to be.

For Thanksgiving we have to make a Tofurkey! It doesn't sound right! It's gonna be jiggly and weird.

I wanted to wear a uniform when I was in high school, but I couldn't. I was like, "It would be so much easier!"

That's what love does. When it's right, it makes you more than you were, more than you thought you could be.

The Bat that flits at close of Eve Has left the Brain that won't believe. The Owl that calls upon the Night Speaks the Unbeliever's fright.