If you once turn on your side after the hour at which you ought to rise, it is all over. Bolt up at once.

For success, attitude is equally as important as ability.

It is wonderful what strength of purpose and boldness and energy of will are roused by the assurance that we are doing our duty.

To all, to each, a fair good-night, and pleasing dreams, and slumbers light.

The willow which bends to the tempest often escapes better than the oak which resists it.

O woman! in our hours of ease Uncertain, coy, and hard to please, And variable as the shade By the light quivering aspen made; When pain and anguish wring the brow, A ministering angel thou!

Is death the last sleep? No, it is the last and final awakening.

Success or failure in business is caused more by the mental attitude even than by mental capacities.

How pleasant it is for a father to sit at his child's board. It is like an aged man reclining under the shadow of an oak which he has planted.

Look back, and smile on perils past.

Treason seldom dwells with courage.

Here's a tip for new parents: Start lowering those expectations early, it's going to pay off later.

You are the individual and the entire Universe.

People don't associate red hair, pale skin, and freckles with beauty.

I thought I'd do something nice for the band... I'll hang myself.

As an actor, your main goal is to tell the truth.

in nonsense is strength

When the arts are eliminated, children get bored and tired of school. When the arts are included, children's imaginations are allowed to run wild.

I only form an opinion when I feel that I've done sufficient research and have sufficient access to information.

In grammar school some of the girls had problems with me. My face was too light. My hair was too long. It was the black-consciousness period, and I felt really bad.