And as for Pleasure, there is little in this World that is true and sincere, besides the Pleasure of doing our Duty, and of doing good.

Ignorance and inconsideration are the two great causes of the ruin of mankind.

A good word is an easy obligation; but not to speak ill requires only our silence, which costs us nothing.

Of all parts of wisdom the practice is the best.

Was ever any wicked man free from the stings of a guilty conscience?

The art of using deceit and cunning grow continually weaker and less effective to the user.

Sincerity is to speak as we think, to do as we pretend and profess, to perform and make good what we promise, and really to be what we would seem and appear to be.

Our belief or disbelief of a thing does not alter the nature of the thing.

Integrity gains strength by use.

Convulsive anger storms at large; or pale And silent, settles into full revenge.

Malice and hatred are very fretting and vexatious, and apt to make our minds sore and uneasy; but he that can moderate these affections will find ease in his mind.

My experiences have taught me that things rarely improve with a simple change of scenery.

Every time I went on TV I got a threat.

It is capitalist America that produced the modern independent woman.

Today, it's very tempting to create songs by cutting and pasting in the studio.

I do not feign hypotheses.

I find that sometimes if you just sit still, things have a way of finding you before you can find them.

The true manipulator never has a reputation for manipulating.

My ideal relaxation is working on upholstry. I spend hours in junk shops buying furniture. I do all the upholstery work myself, and it's like therapy.

Whoever tries to climb over our fence, we will try to climb over his house.

For in a dearth of comforts, we art taught To be contented with the least.