Children are illuminated text-books, breviaries of doctrine, living bodies of divinity, open always and inviting their elders to peruse the characters inscribed on the lovely leaves.

A candid spirit is mightier than the most persistent dogmatism.

The less routine the more life.

To keep the heart unwrinkled, to be hopeful, kindly, cheerful, reverent that is to triumph over old age.

First find the man in yourself if you will inspire manliness in others.

Success is sweet and sweeter if long delayed and gotten through many struggles and defeats.

I consider it the best part of an education to have been born and brought up in the country.

Books are the most mannerly of companions, accessible at all times, in all moods, frankly declaring the author's mind, without offense.

A government, for protecting business only, is but a carcass, and soon falls by its own corruption and decay.

Our ideals are our better selves.

Our friends interpret the world and ourselves to us, if we take them tenderly and truly.

Gods revelation to you is a classified info.

Life isn’t how you survive the thunderstorm, but how you dance in the rain.

Life is short, so I am one of those people - and luckily my girlfriend is too - who wants to live everywhere. I don't know how long I'll be there, but I like it right now.

I think shareholders are the great evil of this modern world.

Why become enlightened? Why join the military? Why get married? Why cross the ocean? It is a personal choice. There is something in a person that draws them to the light.

Actually, I tossed it nicely, landed nicely, like airplane. No warning, beautiful. That's the art of throwing racquets.

Everyone in New York is fluid and thinking and inspiring each other.

Women who don't think they can get a neat guy hang onto losers because something is better than nothing.

I exercise regularly; I make it a point to spend some time in the gym. It is important for people to enjoy their exercises, so choose a form of exercise that makes you happy.

We're parents first, and once you have kids, everybody knows that you have priority lists. Number one is your family and everything else just kind of finds its place.