A new acquaintance is like a new book. I prefer it, even if bad, to a classic.

Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.

The secret of success is constancy of purpose.

Cleanliness and order are not matters of instinct; they are matters of education, and like most great things, you must cultivate a taste for them.

Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think.

Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.

Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke.

One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.

Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time.

Never complain and never explain.

Finality is not the language of politics.

The day he came home from the hospital, he cried. I held him. I thought he would never stop.I knew that a part of him would never be the same.They cracked more than his ribs.

A Mother is the one who fills your heart in the first place.

Every band I knew or played with had flyers and properly-recorded demos and contacts; I couldn't even get a gig.

Most writers flourish greatly on a simple, healthy routine with occasional time off for gaiety.

I'm really interested in modern history, but to fulfill a History degree at Brown you have to do modern and pre-modern.

I never wanted to have any extra money, if it meant having to have any extra work.

The rider evolved to serve to the elephant.

My friends and I have all been super motivated to work and to do the work that we need to and want to and think should be in the world.

The greenhouse effect is something you can observe experimentally - and most people have observed the greenhouse effect themselves, in greenhouses. Yes?