I have nothing but contempt for the kind of governor who is afraid, for whatever reason, to follow the course that he knows is best for the State.

All men make mistakes, but a good man yields when he knows his course is wrong, and repairs the evil. The only crime is pride.

Grief teaches the steadiest minds to waver.

We have only a little time to please the living. But all eternity to love the dead.

A man, though wise, should never be ashamed of learning more, and must unbend his mind.

Sister - if all this is true, what could I do or undo?

A city which belongs to just one man is no true city

But if I am young, thou shouldest look to my merits, not to my years.

There's nothing in the world so demoralizing as money.

Money! Money's the curse of man, none greater.That's what wrecks cities, banishes men from homes, Tempts and deludes the most well-meaning soul, Pointing out the way to infamy and shame." - Creon

I have been a stranger here in my own land: All my life

Poetry is –raw feelings as sunny summer, fiery turmoil as vibrant autumn, daunting revelation as stormy winter, intrepid hope as blooming spring.

One must require from each one the duty which each one can perform. Accepted authority rests first of all on reason.

With all deference to Chairman Mao and other authors whose quotations derive from longer works, it seemed that I was becoming the world's first writer of self-contained ready-made quotations.

Big guys like you and me aren't allowed to whine.

Readers travel so fast they don't stop to decipher the meaning of obscure headlines.

I have a pair of blue pants that were my favorite for a while and were a part of my show uniform - every night, you know.

That's one splendid thing about such affairs — it's so lovely to look back to them.

Seek not outside yourself, Heaven is within.

The good man makes others good.

In fact, the place where we have indicted more terrorists or potential terrorists, is our Northern border.