I have no pretensions whatever to that kind of elegance which consists in tormenting a respectable man.

There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart.

My heart is, and always will be, yours.

It isn't what we say or think that defines us, but what we do.

There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature.

The younger brother must help to pay for the pleasures of the elder.

Our scars make us know that our past was for real

None of us want to be in calm waters all our lives.

What dreadful hot weather we have! It keeps one in a continual state of inelegance.

Seldom, very seldom, does complete truth belong to any human disclosure; seldom can it happen that something is not a little disguised, or a little mistaken.

The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.

You will observe that the stories told are all about money-seekers, not about money-finders.

We should keep learning so long as we have grace and breathe.

I am really thankful to the audiences that they have appreciated all my songs and I have managed to touch their soul.

Any change, even a change for the better, is always accompanied by drawbacks and discomforts.

Since I was a little child, my nose - I think it's too big.

You need to return to the truth of God's Word that will last forever, not meditate on circumstance that will fade and change. It is this truth that enables us to go into the future undaunted.

I don’t predict a nonexisting future.

Women should look good. Work on yourselves. Education? I spit on education. No man is ever going to put his hand up your dress looking for a library card.

Drugs are so easy to get in the ghetto. They might not be easy to get in nice areas like Beverly Hills, but in Long Beach and Compton and South Central they're easy to get.

What difference does it make to you what someone else becomes, or says, or does? You do not need to answer for others, only for yourself.