Thousands upon thousands are yearly brought into a state of real poverty by their great anxiety not to be thought poor.

You never know what you can do till you try.

It is by attempting to reach the top at a single leap that so much misery is caused in the world.

Sit down to write what you have thought, and not to think what you shall write.

If the people of Sheffield could only receive a tenth part of what their knives sell for by retail in America, Sheffield might pave its streets with silver.

Men fail much oftener from want of perseverance than from want of talent.

Never esteem men on account of their riches or their station. Respect goodness, find it where you may.

Nothing is so well calculated to produce a death-like torpor in the country as an extended system of taxation and a great national debt.

The power which money gives is that of brute force; it is the power of the bludgeon and the bayonet.

I defy you to agitate any fellow with a full stomach.

Men of integrity are generally pretty obstinate, in adhering to an opinion once adopted.

It seems the only thing that can rob you of your formidable powers of inquisition is the sight of me without a shirt on.

It hurts to get things out in the open, but it hurts even more not to.

She almost never said his name. Because it made the dreams too real. Because it made the loneliness too tangible when she woke up.

When I was young, my ambition was to be one of the people who made a difference in this world. My hope is to leave the world a little better for having been there.

We're breaking protocol here. That's the good thing about being President - I can do whatever I want.

Speech may be barren; but it is ridiculous to suppose that silence is always brooding on a nestful of eggs.

When you're dead weight, in the right position, you win. And in reality, you wouldn't see someone my size kicking seven martial arts experts and winning.

It doesn't mean old or younger. I've learned a lot from people much younger than me as well as people much older than me. So I think it's about honesty and generosity.

Shopping turns me off.

Happiness means quiet nerves.