I quit Paris unwillingly, because I must part from my friends; and I quit the country unwillingly, because I must part from myself.

Words are like eyeglasses they blur everything that they do not make clear.

Monuments are the grappling-irons that bind one generation to another.

The aim of argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress.

Without the spiritual world the material world is a disheartening enigma.

The best remedy for a short temper is a long walk.

A part of kindness consists in loving people more than they deserve.

We find little in a book but what we put there. But in great books, the mind finds room to put many things.

The evening of life brings with it its lamps.

He who has imagination without learning has wings but no feet.

Close your eyes and you will see.

See, I didn’t turn into a monster. You’re safe here with me, Daisy. I control that part because I don’t allow it like he does.

I was a rule-follower. I obeyed all forms of authority. I had never before encountered a situation where the authority was clearly wrong and I had to stand up for what was right.

The gift of writing

Today it happen this, tomorrow who knows what will happen??

Diversification and globalization are the keys to the future.

Those who never rebelled against God or at some point in their lives shaken their fists in the face of heaven, have never encountered God at all.

I'm going to use the White House and every tool at my disposal as your president to make the case that patriotism is profitable.

Letting go isn't giving up. It's understanding that the best is yet to come.

A mediocre speech supported by all the power of delivery will be more impressive than the best speech unaccompanied by such power.

Dog parks are more cliquish than any other human gathering with the possible exception of seventh grade. Deal with it.