If a person begins by telling you, 'Do not be offended at what I am going to say,' prepare yourself for something that she knows will certainly offend you.

Gratitude is a very pleasant sensation, both for those who feel and to those who excite it. No one who confers a favor can say with truth that they 'want no thanks.' They always do.

Flattery is praise without foundation.

Avoid giving invitations to bores - they will come without.

When you see persons slip down on the ice, do not laugh at them. ... It is more feminine on witnessing such a sight, to utter an involuntary scream than a shout of laughter.

Ignorant people always suppose that popular writers are wonderfully well-paid - and must be making rapid fortunes - because they neither starve in garrets, nor wear rags - at least in America.

Obey God and leave all the consequences to Him.

Simple dreams are the hardest to come true

Silence is the song of eternity

I'd like to put in a vote for the intrinsic fascination of science.

What Romantic terminology called genius or talent or inspiration is nothing other than finding the right road empirically, following one's nose, taking shortcuts.

The Simpsons can go anywhere in the world and not worry about any budgetary issues. However, even when the show has had its run, I think the characters can go on in perpetuity.

While everybody else was going mad, we were actually the sanest people in the whole thing.

Farewell, my old fan. / Having scribbled on it, / What could I do but tear it / At the end of summer?

Songs are your best teachers. I try to learn something from every song I hear

Everybody learns differently and everybody gets to a certain point from a different direction.