He was dull in a new way, and that made many think him great.

Cucumber should be well sliced, dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out.

The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.

Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.

Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.

When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.

Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world.

A man who uses a great many words to express his meaning is like a bad marksman who, instead of aiming a single stone at an object, takes up a handful and throws at it in hopes he may hit.

There are minds so impatient of inferiority that their gratitude is a species of revenge, and they return benefits, not because recompense is a pleasure, but because obligation is a pain.

When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.

He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life in fruitless efforts.

A man of eighty has outlived probably three new schools of painting two of architecture and poetry and a hundred in dress.

To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone and a funny bone.

I have been blessed by God. And if I'm blessed, there is one reason and one reason only, and that is to help others.

But I'm aware of the fact that I'm working in a commercial venue where I'm producing something that I wouldn't normally be approaching the way I'm doing it

The media always tries to make everything into a disaster, but it's mostly rubbish.

Whether you are inspired or not, the only way to unlock your creativity, is to start writing.

A religious act cannot be performed with the aid of the bayonet or the bomb.

Coaching is effective self-expression in the coach/client relationship so that you catalyze your clients' manifestation of their own desired outcomes.

Knowing how to win is the first step. We must also know how to make use of our victories.

It was hard, that confrontation scene [in "Fences"], that was a hard one. I felt like it was relentless, I never felt like I could just drop the ball when the coverage was on him or anything else.