An idea that isn't risky is hardly worth calling an idea.

The best way to appreciate your job is to imagine yourself without one.

Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.

Always forgive your enemies nothing annoys them so much.

It is better to have a permanent income than to be fascinating.

Everyone may not be good, but there's always something good in everyone. Never judge anyone shortly because every saint has a past and every sinner has a future.

To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.

Be yourself; everyone else is taken.

Women are made to be loved, not understood.

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go.

I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.

Leadership is the art of intentional living.

Life is like riding a bicycle. If you want to stay balanced you've got to keep moving forward.

Remember the street car cannot turn out.

War is the mother of everything.

Yes, Severus does seem the type, doesn't he? So useful to have him swooping around like an overgrown bat.

Love what you do. Get good at it. Competence is a rare commodity in this day and age. And let the chips fall where they may.

No," I say firmly. "If you ever doubt anything here, if you ever not know what to think or who to trust, you trust Todd, okay? You remember that.

I was a very quiet child growing up. I always knew that I was funny - I just never put it to use.

I would really love theater. I would love to do Shakespeare, that would be amazing. You know, it's whatever really comes my way.

Never stand so high upon a principle that you cannot lower it to suit the circumstances.