I have found men more kind than I expected and less just.

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.

Sometimes, we are unable to break free because we are held captive by divine assignment because in our problem God has given us a unique purpose.

Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren't used to an environment where excellence is expected.

We waste a lot of our lives sometimes. There are people sitting across from us who would make the whole world better if we spent more time with them in it, but we can't get across that gully.

We are alone on this planet. It's not a choice. Here we are. This is what everyone has to deal with.

Because of what America is and what America has done, a firmer courage, a higher hope, inspires the heart of all humanity.

I believe it is a mistake to isolate arms control from other areas of policy.

I have a responsibility to lead, in more ways than one, and I take that very seriously.

People love the way they're capable of loving-but that's not always how you want them to love or how you think they should love.

I've never been - I don't think I'm, like, a great A&R, by any means. I don't even know production lingo, in all honesty.