For whatever is truly wondrous and fearful in man, never yet was put into words or books.

It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.

A smile is the chosen vehicle of all ambiguities.

I am, as I am; whether hideous, or handsome, depends upon who is made judge.

Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well- warmed, and well-fed.

Dream tonight of peacock tails, Diamond fields and spouter whales. Ills are many, blessing few, But dreams tonight will shelter you.

Toil is man's allotment; toil of brain, or toil of hands, or a grief that's more than either, the grief and sin of idleness.

Meditation and water are wedded for ever.

I love to sail forbidden seas, and land on barbarous coasts.

Aye, aye! and I'll chase him round Good Hope, and round the Horn, and round the Norway Maelstrom, and round perdition's flames before I give him up.

War should be carried on like a monsoon; one changeless determination of every particle towards the one unalterable aim.

Set off on a quest to find someone who has read a book or many books and remains the same, and I can tell you with all certainty there is no one you will see.

Say you were split, you were split in fragments and none of the pieces would talk to you. Wouldn't you want to be who you had been? Well, maybe I'd want that too.

Wit has truth in it wisecracking is simply calisthenics with words.

The more you want, the more you stand to lose

After mastery comes artistry and not before.

I am sure that I never read any memorable news in a newspaper.

The world is content with setting right the surface of things.

Influencers are dreamers. They are leaders with a vision.

An act of justice closes the book on a misdeed; an act of vengeance writes one of its own

If you recognize that self-driving cars are going to prevent car accidents, AI will be responsible for reducing one of the leading causes of death in the world.