Humanity is to be met with in a den of robbers.

The love of liberty is the love of others; the love of power is the love of ourselves.

A gentle word, a kind look, a good-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles.

Grace has been defined as the outward expression of the inward harmony of the soul.

Do not keep on with a mockery of friendship after the substance is gone - but part, while you can part friends. Bury the carcass of friendship: it is not worth embalming.

There is no prejudice so strong as that which arises from a fancied exemption from all prejudice.

Those who are at war with others are not at peace with themselves.

The more we do, the more we can do; the more busy we are, the more leisure we have.

Fashion is gentility running away from vulgarity and afraid of being overtaken

I'm not smart, but I like to observe. Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why.

We are very much what others think of us. The reception our observations meet with gives us courage to proceed, or damps our efforts.

I have fantasies of burning down an insurance company just so THEY have to make a claim.

Courage is... the knowledge of how to fear what ought to be feared and how not to fear what ought not to be feared.

The chill of what I won't feel gnaws at my present heart.

I was raised to believe in myself. I know I'm cool. I'm not trying to brag or say I'm the man or anything like that. I don't lie or cheat, and I'm not mean to anybody. I treat people with respect.

People assuming that because I'm a great athlete, I can dance. But no. My rhythm is off a little bit.

It's nice to be a part of history but people should get it right. I may not be perfect, but I'm bloody close.

Life is a constant back-and-forth. We take a breath in and then we breathe out. The same is true for the culture as a whole.

It's harder to say 'no' when you really mean it.

It is much easier to find fault with others, than to be faultless ourselves.

Coleridge wrote, "Dreams are no shadows, but the very substances and calamities of my life.