I wish... that you had as much pleasure in following my advice, as I have in giving it.

As fathers commonly go, it is seldom a misfortune to be fatherless; and considering the general run of sons, as seldom a misfortune to be childless.

The mere brute pleasure of reading - the sort of pleasure a cow must have in grazing.

If we do not plant knowledge when young, it will give us no shade when we are old.

Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

Being pretty on the inside means you don't hit your brother and you eat all your peas - that's what my grandma taught me.

Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise.

Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.

You must look into people, as well as at them.

A man's own good breeding is the best security against other people's ill manners.

Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination: never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

Women are always true, even in the midst of their greatest falsities, because they are always influenced by some natural feeling.

Right now, I have some big dreams. But at the same time, if I get annoyed and harassed by the media, I'll just quit. I don't care. We're set for life. I have quite a temper.

The smallest oceans still make big big waves.

Everything we see is an illusion. Even our perceptions of truth are illusory, illusory in the sense they're not complete.

If you want to be free, just start doing what God wants you to do, one step at a time, and you'll eventually walk out of your messes.

We were the quintessence of athletic atrocity.

I'm trying to use whatever attention is focused on me and divert it to something that really deserves the attention and try and sort of stay out of the way of the rest of the stuff.

Working women went through a time when they believed that.

That kind of language is what makes us laugh. Like, "Well, just eFax that to me, and I'll take a look at it."

The house ghost is usually a harmless and well-meaning creature. It is put up with as long as possible. It brings good luck to those who live with it.