Dignity is often a veil between us and the real truth of things.

Felicity, not fluency of language, is a merit.

Of the three prerequisites of genius; the first is soul; the second is soul; and the third is soul.

Cheerfulness in most cheerful people is the rich and satisfying result of strenuous discipline.

Books are lighthouses erected in the great sea of time.

An epigram often flashes light into regions where reason shines but dimly.

Irony is an insult conveyed in the form of a compliment.

God is glorified, not by our groans, but by our thanksgivings.

A thought embodied and embrained in fit words walks the earth a living being.

God is glorified, not by our groans, but our thanksgivings; and all good thought and good action claim a natural alliance with good cheer.

Sin, every day, takes out a patent for some new invention.

I shot him daggers. Along with swords, scythes, scalpels, shivs, shanks, stilettos, and any other sharp weapon I could think of that began with an “s.

As Americans, we have traditionally been the optimists sporting the 'can-do' attitude. But when it comes to addressing climate adaptation and resiliency, we seem to be more 'can't do' than 'can-do.'

Did you know I started out as a stand-up comic? People don't believe me when I tell them. That's how I saw myself, in comedy.

a mother-in-law's praise says more in a woman's favor than anything else in the world.

We actors always say how difficult and physically demanding a role was. But give me a break, it's only a movie.

We're going to move left and right at the same time.

As I became very defined in my personal politics, I turned down some films that I slightly regret now; I'm not going to say what they were.

I deal with temptation by yielding to it.

Successful people have all had to do things they didn't feel like doing in order to get where they are.

..nothing in your past can change how I feel about you. And God knows I’m no saint.