I saw that I'd get nowhere on the straight path, and that to go crookedly was straighter.

The longer and more carefully we look at a funny story, the sadder it becomes.

Nothing could be more pleasant than to live in solitude, enjoy the spectacle of nature, and occasionally read some book.

A word aptly uttered or written cannot be cut away by an axe.

You can't imagine how stupid the whole world has grown nowadays.

However stupid a fools words may be, they are sometimes enough to confound an intelligent man.

I am who I am and that's who I am

Perfect nonsense goes on in the world. Sometimes there is no plausibility at all

Always think of what is useful and not what is beautiful. Beauty will come of its own accord.

It is no use to blame the looking glass if your face is awry.

There are people who exist in this world not like entities but like the speckles or spots on something.

Erase the victim mentality. Remember you are capable of achieving greatness. If only you'd believe in your abilities to overcome. You are victorious. Celebrate the victory.

The joy that isn't shared dies young.

There was one awkward moment where a black man stood-up to ask a question and out of habit, Bush said 'Clemency denied.'

The purpose of a business is to create and keep a customer. All business activities must be focused on this central purpose.

I have forgotten much, but still remember The poinsiana's red, blood-red in warm December.

Wipe your glosses with what you know.

There's always a lot of talk about motivation to race, but nobody really knows what I do or what I think apart from myself, so I don't really care what people think.

Rule of science: only exclude purpose, and Nature will reveal her causes.

It seems to me morally a decent society will try to take some of the increased benefit and use that to alleviate the pain of the few who are bearing the cost that made it possible.

My theory is that if you buy an ice-cream cone and make it hit your mouth, you can learn to play tennis. If you stick it on your forehead, your chances aren't as good.