Fear of danger is ten thousand times more terrifying than danger itself.

It is better to have a lion at the head of an army of sheep, than a sheep at the head of an army of lions.

It is never too late to be wise.

The soul is placed in the body like a rough diamond, and must be polished, or the luster of it will never appear.

All our discontents about what we want appeared to spring from the want of thankfulness for what we have.

Justice is always Violence to the Party offending, for every Man is Innocent in his own Eyes.

Expect nothing and you'll always be surprised

Necessity makes an honest man a knave.

The best of men cannot suspend their fate; The good die early, and the bad die late.

The height of human wisdom is to bring our tempers down to our circumstances, and to make a calm within, under the weight of the greatest storm without.

Pride, the first peer and president of Hell.

All four of us were young and undaunted and our smiles were so strong that it made me smile even then on the couch, with a kind of loss.

Scientists are those who change facts

The faculty of doubting is rare among men. A few choice spirits carry the germs of it in them, but these do not develop without training.

Every thought of pity is like the balm of Gilead to our souls.

When we pay attention to nature's music, we find that everything on the Earth contributes to its harmony.

As long as you try your best, you are never a failure. That is, unless you blame others.

Big halls allow me to be a little "larger" and the challenge is make the show feel intimate.

Society can't wait. It's sad there are so many entrepreneurs, business successes and venture capitalists who give no thought to society.

Don't pessimism and caution naturally go hand in hand?

I always loved comic books and I'm still a great fan of the graphic novel.