We esteem in the world those who do not merit our esteem, and neglect persons of true worth; but the world is like the ocean--the pearl is in its depths, the seaweed swims.

It appears to me that strong sense and acute sensibility together constitute genius.

The union of lakes--the union of lands-- The union of States none can sever-- The union of hearts--the union of hands-- And the flag of our Union for ever!

Woodman, spare that tree! Touch not a single bough! In youth it sheltered me, And I'll protect it now.

A man of learning who makes no use of what he knows, is like a cloud which gives no rain.

You desire to be learned, wealthy, and great, without labor; it is one of the follies still extant in the world.

Near the lake where drooped the willow, Long time ago!

A laughing fool ... seems born for nothing but to show his teeth.

It made and preserves us a nation.

Law has been called a bottomless pit, not so much because of its depth, as that its windings are so obscure nobody can see the end.

It does not matter whatsoever, what the people around you think you can or cannot do. What really matters is what you think about your capabilities.

There was only one catch and that was Catch-22 which specified the concern for one's own safety in the face of dangers that were real and immediate was the process of a rational mind.

What I'm still grappling with and learning how to do is to be looking and thinking cinematically, having come from television.

If there's one big thing you can take from Amy Poehler as a performer, it's committing, full on.

Passing beauties are only the fugitive reflectios of the eternal.

All this sensory input, which begins in the brain, has its effect throughout the body.

I made art a philosophy, and philosophy an art.

A rainy day can actually be a very important day. And a small hope isn't really small if it makes a lost hope less sad.

The aid we can give each other is only incidental, lateral, and sympathetic.

I love baseball. I'll probably end up one of those old farts who go to spring training in Florida every year and drive from game to game all day.