A man's own heart must ever be given to gain that of another.

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

Blame where you must, be candid where you can, And be each critic the Good-natured Man.

To make a fine gentleman, several trades are required, but chiefly a barber.

One writer, for instance, excels at a plan or a title page, another works away at the body of the book, and a third is a dab at an index.

People seldom improve when they have no other model but themselves to copy.

I love everything that's old, - old friends, old times, old manners, old books, old wine.

A man who leaves home to mend himself and others is a philosopher; but he who goes from country to country, guided by the blind impulse of curiosity, is a vagabond.

Ridicule has always been the enemy of enthusiasm, and the only worthy opponent to ridicule is success.

Ceremonies are different in every country, but true politeness is everywhere the same.

Life is a journey that must be traveled no matter how bad the roads and accommodations.

If the people cannot trust their government to do the job for which it exists - to protect them and to promote their common welfare - all else is lost.

Every time we look, they're killing Jews.

Look at those they call unfortunate and at a closer view, you'll find many of them are unwise.

I love cooking. Not for myself alone. Cooking is about giving.

The White House is giving George W. Bush intelligence briefings. You know? some of these jokes just write themselves.

Dogs are indeed the most social, affectionate, and amiable animals of the whole brute creation.

It ( In My Life ) was the first song that I wrote that was really, consciously about my life.... up until then, it had been all glib and throwaway.

I had no interest in really becoming an actress or doing that kind of thing I just knew that I wanted to do something in making films.

I'm more likely to try and tackle a fear than let it control me.