Criticism, as it was first instituted by Aristotle, was meant as a standard of judging well.

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.

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

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.

Freedom necessarily means that many things will be done which we do not like.

Miranda was dark, like a midnight sky. But as she fell, her eyes shone like stars themselves.

Some political leaders in the world make big mistakes but they never resign

I'm a street photographer, but I'm interested in any ironic, whimsical images, and there's something very romantic about a circus.

Obamacare would never have passed without decades of massive immigration from the Third World. Liberals didn't change any minds - they changed the voters.

For youth, sexual love is whim; for the aged, luxury.

It's important to find a team where you can be comfortable. I know there are a lot of high expectatons.

My primary goal of hacking was the intellectual curiosity, the seduction of adventure.

I like to open new doors and blaze new trails through the jungle and all that whatnot. What keeps me goin all these years is changin it up.

Be interesting, be enthusiastic... and don't talk too much.