I know you do not think very highly of me, but in some circles, I'm quite the thing.

With you as an inspiration, a painter will create his best painting, a writer will write his best literature and a poet will create his best poetry.

The head of dullness, unlike the tail of the torpedo, loses nothing of the benumbing and lethargizing influence by reiterated discharges.

I'm looking for activity. I put players in and take them out based on effort and defense, not making or missing shots

When work goes out of style we may expect to see civilization totter and fall.

Who says I can't be free from all of the things that I used to be?

Well there are a lot of things I like to eat but at this time of year I'm finding I'm making fig and chèvre salad at least once a week and that's a combo that's hard to beat.

Yes and I appreciate it. But this is going to be difficult enough without running my words through a filter of illiteracy.

One thing we can all control is effort. Put in the time to become an expert in whatever you’re doing. It will give you an advantage because most people don’t do this.

It's hard for me to say you have to accept that the world is meaningless and the landscape is there before and after. That's not something we learn much in our culture growing up.

Knowledge is a beautiful thing, but there are a few things I wish I didn't know.