Friendships are discovered rather than made.

Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.

The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone.

It's a matter of taking the side of the weak against the strong, something the best people have always done.

Whipping and abuse are like laudanum: you have to double the dose as the sensibilities decline.

The truth is the kindest thing we can give folks in the end.

No ornament of a house can compare with books; they are constant company in a room, even when you are not reading them.

So much has been said and sung of beautiful young girls, why doesn't somebody wake up to the beauty of old women.

I feel now that the time is come when even a woman or a child who can speak a word for freedom and humanity is bound to speak... I hope every woman who can write will not be silent.

Talk of the abuses of slavery! Humbug! The thing itself is the essence of all abuse!

The past, the present and the future are really one: they are today.

Showing off is more ridiculous in instances where the thing that is being shown off was bought on credit.

I know all about insanity. It's not that bad once you beat up everyone who teases you about it.

I intend to live forever, or die trying.

Sometimes people do you a favour when they drop out of your life.

If Ivanka weren't my daughter, perhaps I'd be dating her.

all at once I saw that the sun was round! Since then I have been the happiest man on Earth!

As a woman, I find it very embarrassing to be in a meeting and realize I'm the only one in the room with balls.

You'll never go wrong in doing what is right.

The trouble with marrying an actor is they grab you in their arms, hold you close and tell you how wonderful they are.

There has been peace. There will be peace again. But right now, we have work to do.