[Corneille] was inspired by Roman authors and Roman spirit, Racine with delicacy by the polished court of Louis XIV.

I never found even in my juvenile hours that it was necessary to go a thousand miles in search of themes for moralizing.

The whole secret of life is to be interested in one thing profoundly and in a thousand things well.

In all science, error precedes the truth, and it is better it should go first than last.

Life is a comedy for those who think and a tragedy for those who feel.

The Methodists love your big sinners, as proper subjects to work upon.

This world is a comedy to those that think, a tragedy to those that feel.

Nine-tenths of the people were created so you would want to be with the other tenth.

Who has begun has half done. Have the courage to be wise. Begin!

Foolish writers and readers are created for each other.

When people will not weed their own minds, they are apt to be overrun by nettles.

There is nothing prettier in thewhole wide world than a girlin lovewith every breath she takes.

Worship is invoking the divinity within. Meditation is awareness of divinity within. Enlightenment is realization of divinity within. Nirvana is being the divinity

Human skin hisses like a rattlesnake when it burns.

To equal a predecessor, one must have twice they worth.

I am embarrassed to exist.

Wisdom too often never comes, and so one ought not to reject it merely because it comes late.

I think expression is at it's best when it comes from an honest place, so I always try to use my own life experiences, feelings, struggles, frustrations etc. as the catalyst for my song writing.

I have a little Nintendo DS, and I play these brain games that are supposed to stimulate your mind.

There's no shame in failing. The only shame is not giving things your best shot.

While I do believe I become a technically better writer over time, in others ways writing gets harder because inspiration is finite.