All government is an evil, but, of the two form's of that evil, democracy or monarchy, the sounder is monarchy; the more able to do its will, democracy.

Art is a reality, not a definition; inasmuch as it approaches a reality, it approaches perfection, and inasmuch as it approaches a mere definition, it is imperfect and untrue.

When a man is no longer anxious to do better than well, he is done for.

Temperance in everything is requisite for happiness.

There surely is in human nature an inherent propensity to extract all the good out of all the evil.

Fortunately for serious minds, a bias recognized is a bias sterilized.

The safest principle through life, instead of reforming others, is to set about perfecting yourself.

Genius is nothing more than common faculties refined to a greater intensity. There are no astonishing ways of doing astonishing things. All astonishing things are done by ordinary materials.

Never suffer youth to be an excuse for inadequacy, nor age and fame to be an excuse for indolence.

The only legitimate artists in England are the architects.

It is highly convenient to believe in the infinite mercy of God when you feel the need of mercy, but remember also his infinite justice.

A goal is important, but what you become to achieve that goal is much more important.

Lord God awakes my soul!

My own experience being bullied - it made me a more compassionate person. It made me more sympathetic to the adolescent experience.

As far as me knowing if Frank was a genius - in those days, I thought Einstein was the only genius around.

When I was a kid and I bought a record, I ripped that thing open, I wanted to know who was playing what, what studio it was cut at, who was the string arranger, who was the engineer.

Truth was always but the daughter of time.

Something about that whole process of building the structure of that game turned into a real kind of lightbulb moment for me as a writer.

I was in the postseason twice and I'm thankful for that

She refers to her past as the time before she was "blown away.

I'm The Miz and I'm awesome!