Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world.

Cucumber should be well sliced, dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out.

The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.

Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.

Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.

When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.

A man who uses a great many words to express his meaning is like a bad marksman who, instead of aiming a single stone at an object, takes up a handful and throws at it in hopes he may hit.

There are minds so impatient of inferiority that their gratitude is a species of revenge, and they return benefits, not because recompense is a pleasure, but because obligation is a pain.

When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.

He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life in fruitless efforts.

Exert your talents, and distinguish yourself, and don't think of retiring from the world, until the world will be sorry that you retire.

Education means nourishing the mind and make it develop in order to see beyond the limitations of current social perception.

It is absolutely my conviction, that Walter Salles will figure among the great directors of our time.

Yblessed be god that I have wedded fyve! Welcome the sixte, whan that evere he shal.

Did I think I'd ever be in television shows that people would see or movies? No. But I knew that I was going to be an actor.

I want to build spires in their minds and dance shadows through like marionettes, chased by whispers and hints of the unspeakable.

Justice has long arm.

There Is No Terrorist Threat In This Country. This Is A Lie. This Is The Biggest Lie We've Been Told.

Ignore your previous experience and go into the moment. Be Here Now. See what there is to work with right now in creating yourself anew. Life is an ongoing, never-ending process of re-creation.

I must choose my words carefully in order to avoid any negative interpretation. Among politicians, this is a tactic known as lying.

It occurs to me that artists go forward by going backward, something which I have nothing against intrinsically when it is a reproduced retreat - as is the case with the better artists.