Fame is the accumulation of misunderstandings around a well-known name

But a lady forced is never a lady won

Civilization was a defense against nature’s raw power.

To be a leader meant that sometimes you had to look away from the pain

Between people long-married there is a diplomacy of the eyes

Human life is a voyage on a sea of meaning, not a net of information.

I know that humans are fond of seeing their kind rendered in other media.

Cheap booze is a false economy.

Your past experiences will flavour your future ones, that is human nature.

I never speak in silence.

Knowing how to dream is more important than the story, because the story tells itself.

I mean, that's a sad day in America when you're recalled because you did what you said you were going to do, and the public voted you in to do that.

A lot of very beautiful women can be a pain because all they're thinking about is how they look.

Maybe I’m old, but to me, ‘going out’ means going out to dinner. It’s about the conversation: someone recognizing your intellect, the charm of flirting, and really speaking to somebody.

A stand can be made against invasion by an army; no stand can be made against invasion by an idea.

Shed, as you do your garments, your daily sins, whether of omission or commission, and you will wake a free man, with a new life.

The way you see things - your attitude - is the most important factor in your success.