Desperation is sometimes as powerful an inspirer as genius.

Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.

The secret of success is constancy of purpose.

Cleanliness and order are not matters of instinct; they are matters of education, and like most great things, you must cultivate a taste for them.

Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think.

Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.

Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke.

One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.

Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time.

Never complain and never explain.

Finality is not the language of politics.

Punctuality is the thief of time.

If we can no longer believe in heavenly hierarchies, extraterrestrial hierarchies will suffice.

I'm up in the Senate most Tuesdays when they're in session.

When one does away with oneself one does the most estimable thing possible: one thereby almost deserves to live.

With just a little effort, life can be more or less exceptionally tolerable.

Ingratitude is the essence of vileness.

I feel more at home knowing I'm not really at home. It takes all the pressure off you trying to fit in!

Stereotypes work to help divide women from recognizing their common interests.

In order to be treated fairly and equally, chidren have to be treated differently.

The work of art of the future will be the construction of a passionate life.