There is nothing that makes more cowards and feeble men than public opinion.

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.

We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started.

The Church is not a gallery for the exhibition of eminent Christians, but a school for the education of imperfect ones.

Some men are like pyramids, which are very broad where they touch the ground, but grow narrow as they reach the sky.

As for marigolds, poppies, hollyhocks, and valorous sunflowers, we shall never have a garden without them, both for their own sake, and for the sake of old-fashioned folks, who used to love them.

A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted by every pebble on the road.

The thistle is a prince. Let any man that has an eye for beauty take a view of the whole plant, and where will he see a more expressive grace and symmetry; and where is there a more kingly flower?

Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.

He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has.

Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith.

Western civilization is a loaded gun pointed at the head of this planet.

The pursuit, even of the best things, ought to be calm and tranquil.

I think being famous is more of a hindrance, a constraint, than just letting yourself be free.

I can only write songs when somebody gives me some water to swim in. Otherwise, I'm a fish on the beach.

I was the classic midfield organiser who could also score goals.

To be honest, it is boring to talk about winning.

We're all crazy. What's your specific form of crazy?

I've been around so long that I might be in record books for being the longest, weirdest, most pathetic great player ever. Look t how precocious I am at 33.

We need to stand together. Since I was elected leader of our party, we have repeatedly defeated the government over its attacks on living standards.

No atomic physicist has to worry, people will always want to kill other people on a mass scale. Sure, he's got the fridge full of sausages and spring water.