Age does not bring wisdom... but it does give perspective... and the saddest sight of all is to see, far behind you, temptations you've resisted.

If a grasshopper tries to fight a lawnmower, one may admire his courage but not his judgement.

Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.

You can sway a thousand men by appealing to their prejudices quicker than you can convince one man by logic.

Never underestimate the power of human stupidity.

Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.

I never learned from a man who agreed with me.

A generation which ignores history has no past — and no future.

Don't ever become a pessimist... a pessimist is correct oftener than an optimist, but an optimist has more fun, and neither can stop the march of events.

May you live as long as you wish and love as long as you live.

It is a truism that almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so.

We were fighting about nothing important while dreaming of the same things.

Language is the Rubicon that divides man from beast.

The more stitches, the less riches.

I played piano. I've always liked piano. My father played piano. Actually, to be fair, the sound of the harpsichord did annoy him a bit, and I thought, how can I annoy Dad? I'll play the harpsichord.

It turns out Cuba has this incredible healthcare system for a very poor country.

Youth without faith is a day without sun.

Great opportunities are not seen with your eyes. They are seen with your mind.

We shall not cease from exploration

Underneath the stress is fear, and the biggest is our own personal fear of failure.

Berry Gordy believed in owning the artist for life and controlling everything: the money, the station wagons, everything.