Confidence is the only bond of friendship.

From the errors of others, a wise man corrects his own.

Pardon one offence, and you encourage the commission of many.

One ungrateful person does an injury to all needy people.

Let a fool hold his tongue and he will pass for a sage.

Would you have a great empire? Rule over yourself.

Tears gratify a savage nature, they do not melt it.

How unhappy is he who cannot forgive himself.

It matters not what you are thought to be, but what you are.

A tongue prone to slander is the proof of a depraved mind.

Never promise more than you can perform.

A bachelor is a man who has to know how to remove a coffee stain from a catsup stain from a silk tie.

What you see is that the most outstanding feature of life's history is a constant domination by bacteria.

Even babies like to grab for things just beyond their reach.

A responsible government does not triple the national debt in eight years.

I didn't wake up one day and say, you know, 'Supply-side economics doesn't make sense.

Usually, the best ideas come from having to fix a really hard problem.

One nice thing about growing up Catholic is it makes you open-minded about other people's religions, since ours is nuttier than yours.

I'm definitely a pop artist at heart.

You can handle anything if you think you can. Just keep your cool and your sense of humor.

I would just love to do 'It's a Wonderful Life.' I think that movie is fantastic.