I suppose no person ever enjoyed with more relish the infusion of that fragrant leaf than Johnson.

No, Sir, claret is the liquor for boys; port for men: but he who aspires to be a hero must drink brandy. In the first place brandy will do soonest for a man what drinking can do for him.

It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time.

I have discovered that we may be in some degree whatever character we choose. Besides, practice forms a man to anything.

My father had declared a predilection for heirs general, that is, males and females indiscriminately.... I, on the other hand, had a zealous partiality for heirs male, however remote.

I, who have no sisters or brothers, look with some degree of innocent envy on those who may be said to be born to friends.

When a man is familiar with many people he must expect many disagreeable familiarizations.

Quotation is more universal and more ancient than one would perhaps believe.

The pleasure of gratifying whim is very great. It is known only by those who are whimsical.

Melancholy cannot be clearly proved to others, so it is better to be silent about it.

It is not every man who can be exquisitely miserable, any more than exquisitely happy.

We cannot judge our prayer...by how we feel when we pray, but rather by how we are loving when we live.

Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not

...Not I......Not I...You lose.... not I!

You loved me before seeing me

For all Italian people, family is very important. We don't fight with our families.

I don't talk about my politics. I am registered as an independent.

I think Lilyan (Tashman) is one of the most amusing people I know but I believe she dresses in too flamboyant a manner. Where some women wear one or two diamond clasps, she wears four!

It is wrong to be sorry without ceasing.

I learn a lot from acting, but it's not my natural way. I can't help but write; I do it all the time. It's a condition of being for me.

It seems unfair that anyone can set up on Twitter using my name, or the name of any famous person, without any checks at all.