Either a good or a bad reputation outruns and gets before people wherever they go.

As fathers commonly go, it is seldom a misfortune to be fatherless; and considering the general run of sons, as seldom a misfortune to be childless.

The mere brute pleasure of reading - the sort of pleasure a cow must have in grazing.

If we do not plant knowledge when young, it will give us no shade when we are old.

Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

Being pretty on the inside means you don't hit your brother and you eat all your peas - that's what my grandma taught me.

Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise.

Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.

You must look into people, as well as at them.

A man's own good breeding is the best security against other people's ill manners.

Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination: never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

Heresy is the life of a mythology and orthodoxy is the death.

everyday i wish her to be mineevery moment i wish that wish again

Spiders don't chew. They send a special liquid into their prey. The prey's insides turn to mush. Then the spider sucks up its tasty lunch!

To succeed in life you must believe and take first step in working towards your goals.

There was one awkward moment where a black man stood-up to ask a question and out of habit, Bush said 'Clemency denied.'

If your ratings are high and there’s money being made, you’re allowed to be a perfectionist in television.

Faith means the will to avoid knowing what is true.

There was something superficial in attributing anything so awful as the Great Depression to anything so insubstantial as speculation in common stocks.

There is a working class - strong and happy - among both rich and poor: there is an idle class - weak, wicked, and miserable - among both rich and poor.

I've always been somebody on a journey of discovery.