He who speaks evil only differs from his who does evil in that he lacks opportunity.

Whilst we deliberate how to begin a thing, it grows too late to begin it.

We should not speak so that it is possible for the audience to understand us, but so that it is impossible for them to misunderstand us.

We excuse our sloth under the pretext of difficulty.

Write quickly and you will never write well; write well, and you will soon write quickly.

One should aim not at being possible to understand, but at being impossible to misunderstand.

While we are making up our minds as to when we shall begin. the opportunity is lost.

A mediocre speech supported by all the power of delivery will be more impressive than the best speech unaccompanied by such power.

Study depends on the goodwill of the student, a quality that cannot be secured by compulsion.

We must form our minds by reading deep rather than wide.

An evil-speaker differs from an evil-doer only in the want of opportunity.

I said, 'I need to know how he died.'He flipped back and pointed at, 'Why?'So I can stop inventing how he died. I'm always inventing.

Solitude allows you to sit down and work out a system that works best for you.

Temptations don't appear nearly as harmful as the roads they lead you down.

What the hell kind of Hell was this supposed to be?

What does it mean, being a woman?

We accumulate our opinions at an age when our understanding is at its weakest.

I met P. Diddy. Or Diddy. I like to call him Puffy because, let's be honest, that's who he is.

Jazz has to work. It has to play with the audience and with the marketplace. I think that is relevant to business.

Love, hope, fear, faith - these make humanity; These are its sign and note and character.