A hundred cabinet-makers in London can work a table or a chair equally well; but no one poet can write verses with such spirit and elegance as Mr. Pope.

There is no such thing as freedom of choice unless there is freedom to refuse.

Nothing is more surprising than the easiness with which the many are governed by the few.

Beauty in things exists in the mind which contemplates them.

A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence.

When men are most sure and arrogant they are commonly most mistaken, giving views to passion without that proper deliberation which alone can secure them from the grossest absurdities.

The life of man is of no greater importance to the universe than that of an oyster.

Be a philosopher but, amid all your philosophy be still a man.

A propensity to hope and joy is real riches; one to fear and sorrow real poverty.

All knowledge degenerates into probability.

It is an absurdity to believe that the Deity has human passions, and one of the lowest of human passions, a restless appetite for applause

Most successful people move from fear to failure

It is often better not to see an insult than to avenge it.

We was going to get you a birthday cake, but we figured you'd drop it.

It is denied that any limit can be set to governmental activity.

Follow your love as far as it will take you. Whether it brings you to salvation or damnation.

Every society gets encumbered with what is trivial, with dead wood from the past, and with what is positively perverse.

My brand is good storytelling. I really want [my company] Hillman Grad Productions to be associated with great stories, interesting characters; things that are three-dimensional and feel honest.

I love color and I love to dress like a woman.

Even if the game isn't fair, I'm going to figure out a way to win.

I'm the type to tell stories while letting myself go.