Fashion, n. A despot whom the wise ridicule and obey.

Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.

The most affectionate creature in the world is a wet dog.

War is God's way of teaching Americans geography.

In our civilization, and under our republican form of government, intelligence is so highly honored that it is rewarded by exemption from the cares of office.

Mayonnaise: One of the sauces which serve the French in place of a state religion.

Admiral. That part of a warship which does the talking while the figurehead does the thinking.

Spring beckons! All things to the call respond; the trees are leaving and cashiers abscond.

NEPOTISM, n. Appointing your grandmother to office for the good of the party.

Divorce: a resumption of diplomatic relations and rectification of boundaries.

Clairvoyant, n.: A person, commonly a woman, who has the power of seeing that which is invisible to her patron - namely, that he is a blockhead.

The final reward of the dead - to die no more

That's the thing with handmade items. They still have the person's mark on them, and when you hold them, you feel less alone.

Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes, playing a poor hand well.

The will to prepare, the guts to risk, and the desire to be the best. These are trademarks of champions.

I appreciate the response and the support of fans, of people who actually don't mind watching me on screen... I just don't ever want to jeopardize that.

A man who is not afraid of the sea will soon be drowned, for he will be going out on a day when he shouldn't.

Peace is one of the greatest gifts we can leave our children.

People have a hard time accepting when someone displays even the slightest amount of discomfort in the spotlight. You're supposed to soak up every bit of fame like it’s sunshine.

Why are we inspired by another person's courage? Maybe because it gives us the sweet and genuine surprise of discovering some trace, at least, of the same courage in ourselves.

Science and literature give me answers. And they ask me questions I will never be able to answer.