A liberal conservative is a man who thinks things ought to progress but would rather they remained as they are.

Thus hope, aided by imagination, makes one man a hero, another a somnambulist, and a third a lunatic; while it renders them all enthusiasts.

To try to make men equal by altering social arrangements is like trying to make the cards of equal value by shuffling the pack.

Not only are the varieties of morality innumerable, but some of them are conflicting with each other.

The things which cannot be adequately represented by words are more important than those which can.

Wisdom may be the ultimate arbiter, but is seldom the immediate agent in human affairs.

Originally consists in thinking for yourself, and not in thinking unlike other people.

Persuasion, indeed, is a kind of force. It consists in showing a person the consequences of his actions. It is, in a word, force applied through the mind.

Power and courtly influence form an intoxicating draught even when raised to the lips of an ascetic and a saint.

Every day, I wake up and say, 'Good Morning, Jesus.'

It is always wise to look ahead, but difficult to look further than you can see.

Keep your coins, I want change.

I've never been in a barroom brawl in my life. I just don't do such things

My ideal reader is me. And yes, my ideal reader comes with me and is forgiving.

There's no new direction. It's not more poppy or more rocky. They're just rock'n'roll tunes. I'll never change the music I write.

When you're wondering whether she's his daughter or his girlfriend, she's his girlfriend.

YOU CAN'T TELL UNLESS YOU SHOW FIRST. ... Showing makes the telling more powerful because your senses and your mind are both engaged.

When it comes to luggage, I am an underpacker.

Consolation heaps without contact; somewhat like the blessed air which we need but to breathe.