I am inclined to think from my own experience that the difficulty to eminence lies not in the road, but in the timidity of the traveler.

The only competition worthy of a wise man is with himself.

Distinction is the consequence, never the object of a great mind.

The greatest of all fools is the proud fool--who is at the mercy of every fool he meets.

Never expect justice from a vain man; if he has the negative magnanimity not to disparage you, it is the most you can expect.

Never judge a work of art by its defects.

Desert being the essential condition of praise, there can be no reality in the one without the other.

Reputation is but a synonym of popularity: dependent on suffrage, to be increased or diminished at the will of the voters.

Selfishness in art, as in other things, is sensibility kept at home.

No man knows himself as an original.

The most common disguise of Envy is in praise of what is subordinate.

Justice is truth in action.~ BENJAMIN DISRAELI, speech, Feb. 11, 1851

In a world of physical ease, brutal social equality, and reasonable economic equality, exclusiveness in frivolity becomes the most sought-after of all distinctions.

I may be forty but every morning when I get up I feel like a twenty-year-old. Unfortunately there's never one around.

I don't think I really have any wisdom. Stay out of trouble. Good luck. Stay away from women because they will burn you, haha.

The zeal of fools offends at any time.

There's nothing that will change someone's moral outlook quicker than cash in large sums.

We are excited about Internet access in general. With better access to the Internet, people do more searches.

Things are moving pretty quick, and of course, the whole focus is training and getting ready and being able to prepare to be on the world's stage and hopefully do the United States proud.

The universe doesn't allow perfection.

Take a moment to think about your answer to this question: Am I prepared to have great success and not get any credit for it?