Inferiority is what you enjoy in your best friends.

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.

...your tranquil yes to the changing over into the formless void of the unlimited.

The only work for success is hard work.

The person I liked the best was Gerald R. Ford. He was the most decent man in politics I ever had any relationships with.

I have held healthy respects of bears along with assorted crocodiles, snakes and lots of other animals. You know, bears are dangerous, you have to be super careful.

I do a lot of Vegas work and work with the comedians.

Life is not supposed to be easy. Stop working so hard to make it that way. Go ahead and handle it!

Those of little faith are of little hatred.

It took me twenty years study and practice to work up to what I wanted to play in this performance. How can she expect to listen five minutes and understand it?

A real medicine can only exist when it penetrates into a knowledge which embraces the human being in respect to body, soul and spirit.

Have you ever wanted to put your head in a blender and turn on the liquefy switch? (Tate)