Every man paddles his own canoe.

All lies, white or black, disgrace a gentleman, although I grant there is a difference: to say the least of it, it is a dangerous habit, for white lies are but the gentleman ushers to black ones.

There's no getting blood out of a turnip.

I would rather write for the instruction, or even the amusement of the poor than for the amusement of the rich.

There is no composing draught like the draught through the tube of a pipe.

White lies are ushers to black ones.

Gentle reader, I was born upon the water - not upon the salt and angry ocean, but upon the fresh and rapid-flowing river.

The English will agree with me that there are plenty of good things for the table in America; but the old proverb says: 'God sends meat and the devil sends cooks.'

Come, my men! never say die while there's a shot in the locker.

In the course of crime ... the descent is rapid.

... secrecy adds a charm to an amour ...

Never give up just because you failed initially

It was amazing for me to even perform at the Grammys, but to do so alongside Annie Lennox was a truly incredible honor.

There are three hundred and sixty-four days when you might get un-birthday presents, and only one for birthday presents, you know.

Only the first swath cut by the scythe is difficult.

Pop art is a way of liking things.

Until the wolf shall lay with lamb, we'd better be the wolves.

I have always loved sneakers and sweaters, and I wear a lot of them. And a good t-shirt or a pair of jeans can make you feel so good.

I'm not a loner at all.

It is an absolute perfection... to get the very most out of one's individuality.

You should not believe a thing only because you like to believe it. We call that 'Diax's Rake.