Every man may be observed to have a certain strain of lamentation, some peculiar theme of complaint on which he dwells in his moments of dejection.

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.

You have to experience you own life just as death.

My childhood was a drag show!

People pretend to know me when they don't. I feel uncomfortable when I feel like I don't remember someone.

History is still in large measure poetry to me.

A man of genius makes no mistakes; his errors are volitional and are the portals of discovery.

I was born with the gift.

It is a great error to take oneself for more than one is, or for less than one is worth.

America has to stand by our allies. I think the tension that existed between Israel and the United States was very unfortunate.

Happiness is an enemy. It weakens you. Suddenly, you have something to lose.