A full belly to the labourer was, in my opinion, the foundation of public morals and the only source of real public peace.

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.

Women know intuitively when they are being devalued. (121)

How many times have people used a pen or paintbrush because they couldn’t pull the trigger?

The only thing worse than not knowing where she belonged...was knowing where she didn't.

It's weird, the idea of someone else playing my dad, but weirdly nice.

You have to love what you do because it's really, really hard work to get to top and it's even harder to stay there.

There are people in England that claim benefits because they are too nervous to work, so they claim their benefits for anxiety and never have to go out side there free home.

Whether you are happy or whether you are sad, it is wise to remember you are really in process.

You don't think about anything because you just try to playevery game, every point. If you get some chance, you try to take this chance.

Lofty mountains are full of springs; great hearts are full of tears.

The only thing I want to be satisfied in life is to do one reunion tour with Guns N Roses. I would like to finish what I started with them.