A certain degree of fear produces the same effects as rashness.

As fathers commonly go, it is seldom a misfortune to be fatherless; and considering the general run of sons, as seldom a misfortune to be childless.

The mere brute pleasure of reading - the sort of pleasure a cow must have in grazing.

If we do not plant knowledge when young, it will give us no shade when we are old.

Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

Being pretty on the inside means you don't hit your brother and you eat all your peas - that's what my grandma taught me.

Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise.

Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.

You must look into people, as well as at them.

A man's own good breeding is the best security against other people's ill manners.

Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination: never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

If you only write when inspired, you may be a fairly decent poet, but you'll never be a novelist.

I use bits and pieces of others personalities to form my own.

Do not let your light be dimmed by anybody who doesn't appreciate the dream that you're trying to pursue.

Goodness knows the Republican electorate is a pretty narrow slice of the population.

If you are going to win the fight of your life, you can't be afraid to fight.

Don't forgive and never forget; Do unto others before they do unto you; and third and most importantly, keep your eye on your friends, because your enemies will take care of themselves!

Farming is not just for growing crops, it is for the cultivation...o f human beings!

Life will be simpler when I don't spend two-thirds of the year in the middle of the Pacific.

I've never tried to learn the art of acting. I have been in the business for years but I still can't tell what acting is or how it's done.

We stayed in some pretty shabby places in Europe.