Give me, Lord, neither poverty nor riches.

You never know what you can do till you try.

It is by attempting to reach the top at a single leap that so much misery is caused in the world.

Sit down to write what you have thought, and not to think what you shall write.

If the people of Sheffield could only receive a tenth part of what their knives sell for by retail in America, Sheffield might pave its streets with silver.

Men fail much oftener from want of perseverance than from want of talent.

Never esteem men on account of their riches or their station. Respect goodness, find it where you may.

Nothing is so well calculated to produce a death-like torpor in the country as an extended system of taxation and a great national debt.

The power which money gives is that of brute force; it is the power of the bludgeon and the bayonet.

I defy you to agitate any fellow with a full stomach.

Men of integrity are generally pretty obstinate, in adhering to an opinion once adopted.

What I was trying to say, ” he whispered, “is that I see you in everything. There isn’t a word for you that means enough, because you’re everything to me.

Words mean little unless you realize the truth of it yourself. And when you do, you'll be free at last.

I've never written the things I'd like to write that I've admired all my life. Maybe one never does.

I like the noise of democracy.

If you consider the contribution of plumbing to human life, the other sciences fade into insignificance.

I really don't have a theme when I start a sculpture. The rock guides me to the final sculpture. I think that is true for many creative sculpture artists.

Taylor's music is a hybrid with integrity

You can't always be like 'sunshine and roses'. I like a little bit of darkness.

If we are to be just like Jesus, we must have regular time of talking to God and listening to his Word.

Elizabeth lifted her skirt, disregarding modesty, and delivered a swift kick to the creature's head.