In some things, we Americans leave to other countries the carrying out of the principle that stands at the head of our Declaration of Independence.

It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.

A smile is the chosen vehicle of all ambiguities.

I am, as I am; whether hideous, or handsome, depends upon who is made judge.

Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well- warmed, and well-fed.

Dream tonight of peacock tails, Diamond fields and spouter whales. Ills are many, blessing few, But dreams tonight will shelter you.

Toil is man's allotment; toil of brain, or toil of hands, or a grief that's more than either, the grief and sin of idleness.

Meditation and water are wedded for ever.

I love to sail forbidden seas, and land on barbarous coasts.

Aye, aye! and I'll chase him round Good Hope, and round the Horn, and round the Norway Maelstrom, and round perdition's flames before I give him up.

War should be carried on like a monsoon; one changeless determination of every particle towards the one unalterable aim.

Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it seriously.

The madness in the heart is the state of mind.

I went up on the hill and walked about until twilight had deepened into an autumn night with a benediction of starry quietude over it. I was alone but not lonely. I was a queen in halls of fancy.

Be a lover, nother else will matter.

...it is easy not to believe in monsters, considerably more difficult to escape their dread and loathsome clutches.

There are a lot of smart honest, progressive people who I think can be good presidents.

King Kofi Kingston. The initials are horrible but the name sounds great.

I know it sounds crazy, but I have had far more connection with my parents after their deaths.

Teaching, the most noble profession, should be rewarded based on merit alone, not seniority.