Genius is nothing more than inflamed enthusiasm.

Who often, but without success, have prayed for apt Alliteration's artful aid.

England a fortune-telling host, As num'rous as the stars, could boast; Matrons, who toss the cup, and see The grounds of Fate in grounds of tea.

Genius is of no country.

Nature listening stood, whilst Shakespeare play'd And wonder'd at the work herself had made.

When satire flies abroad on falsehood's wing, Short is her life, and impotent her sting; But when to truth allied, the wound she gives Sinks deep, and to remotest ages lives.

The surest way to health, say what they will, Is never to suppose we shall be ill; Most of the ills which we poor mortals know From doctors and imagination flow.

Weak is that throne, and in itself unsound, Which takes not solid virtue for its ground.

A joke's a very serious thing.

No tribute is laid on castles in the air.

The rigid saint, by whom no mercy's shown To saints whose lives are better than his own.

There has to be new words to explain new worlds.

Self-education is lifelong curiosity.

Small scenes can be so beautiful that they change a man forever.

What is money for, if not to share with those you love and treasure?

I got one that can throw but can't catch, and one that can catch but can't throw, and one who can hit but can't do either.

I think immigration has been one of the vital things about the growth of America. I'm the product of grandparents who all immigrated from Greece. I hope eventually we have proper immigration.

Neurotics expect you to remember all the things that they tell you, and many that they don't.

My television is the tabernacle.

As long as I'm sitting in the chair, there's not going to be any Jew appointed to that court. No Jew can be right on the criminal-law issue.

You can think negatively or positively. If you are a positive thinker, you will base your decisions on faith rather than fear.