Be wiser than other people if you can; but do not tell them so.

As fathers commonly go, it is seldom a misfortune to be fatherless; and considering the general run of sons, as seldom a misfortune to be childless.

The mere brute pleasure of reading - the sort of pleasure a cow must have in grazing.

If we do not plant knowledge when young, it will give us no shade when we are old.

Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

Being pretty on the inside means you don't hit your brother and you eat all your peas - that's what my grandma taught me.

Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise.

Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.

You must look into people, as well as at them.

A man's own good breeding is the best security against other people's ill manners.

Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination: never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

So a half-breed goatsnake, a Yith, and a Ghast walk into a bar.

Destroy all the barriers inside you and accept everyone with love. We are in each other all along. Be nonjudgmental but be loving. Find the perfection in imperfection and be happy.

Doing evil to another person doesn't prove your love and loyalty to another person

But I don't want massive layoffs of anyone - public or private. We are planning on shrinking government through attrition and reform, not through random pink slips.

I really love to drive. It’s really hard for me to be a passenger, even though I get to look around a little bit more, but I’ve gotten really good at driving and looking.

For each letter received from a creditor, write fifty lines on an extraterrestrial subject and you will be saved.

I had never auditioned for Broadway - any play - and I was not familiar with what you're supposed to do

I would never say out loud that I am raising my children alone, but a lot of the time it has felt like that.

You can't think of risks. I have nothing to lose. You either make something that you like, or you don't, and you throw it to the universe.

Madness need not be all breakdown. It may also be break-through.