Ah! my dear Watson, there we come into those realms of conjecture, where the most logical mind may be at fault. Sherlock Holmes speaking with Dr. Watson.

A dog reflects the family life. Whoever saw a frisky dog in a gloomy family, or a sad dog in a happy one? Snarling people have snarling dogs, dangerous people have dangerous ones.

Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius.

Where there is no imagination there is no horror.

The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes.

It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts.

It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important.

Life is infinitely stranger than anything which the mind of man could invent.

I consider that a man's brain originally is like a little empty attic, and you have to stock it with such furniture as you choose.

London, that great cesspool into which all the loungers and idlers of the Empire are irresistibly drained.

When the impossible has been eliminated, all that remains no matter how improbable is possible.

Joy is a loyal companion, love is a faithful friend, fear is a terrible adversary, and hatred is a merciless enemy.

If a culture is good or evil, it is only because of its carriers.

Happy is he who learns to bear what he cannot change!

The American people are ready for solutions, and Donald Trump offers a chance to move in a new direction.

You can't take away knowledge, and it's dangerous to pretend you never had it.

I don't want any minister to pray for me. But if you want a minister there to pray for the crowd, I won't object.

Ive had about 140 albums released, and Ive done everything I wanted to do.

parenting isn't a noun but a verb--an ongoing process instead of an accomplishment. And that no matter how many years you put into the job, the learning curve is, well, fairly flat.

If I'm anything, I'm not a singer but I'm a song stylist.

We are dependent on each other. Therefore, replenishing the soil, replenishing society and being part of one continuum - that's the new story.