Conversation has a kind of charm about it, an insuating and insidious something that elicits secrets from us just like love or liquor.

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult

A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.

The important thing about a problem is not its solution, but the strength we gain in finding the solution

Don't stumble over something behind you.

We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.

Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.

When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy.

There in no one more unfortunate than the man who has never been unfortunate. for it has never been in his power to try himself.

It's all in your headJ you have the power to make things seem hard or easy or even amusing. The choice is yours.

Death is the wish of some, the relief of many, and the end of all.

I got my lips chewed off by a dingo!

Unhappy endings can be as cheap as happy endings.

You can be too boring, but you can never be too seductive.

Because I sleep with him he asked me to audition, you know?

A perfect schedule is to be able to do something dark and then go into something lighter to ease up a little bit.

It is absolutely bedrock to the British Army's philosophy that a commanding officer is responsible for what goes on within his command.

At any one time, I'll have 30 to 40 pieces going on in the studio, so this is not economically driven at all.

If you don't make time for exercise, you'll probably have to make time for illness.

The trouble with giving advice is that others want to return the favor.

Don't hate the player; change the game