It is impossible to enjoy idling thoroughly unless one has plenty of work to do.

It is always the best policy to speak the truth, unless, of course, you are an exceptionally good liar.

I like work; it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours.

People who have tried it, tell me that a clear conscience makes you very happy and contented; but a full stomach does the business quite as well, and is cheaper, and more easily obtained.

A good woman's arms round a man's neck is a lifebelt thrown out to him from heaven.

Opportunities flit by while we sit regretting the chances we have lost, and the happiness that comes to us we heed not, because of the happiness that is gone.

Love is like the measles; we all have to go through it.

They [dogs] never talk about themselves but listen to you while you talk about yourself, and keep up an appearance of being interested in the conversation.

What I am looking for is a blessing not in disguise.

If there is one person I do despise more than another, it is the man who does not think exactly the same on all topics as I do.

The weather is like the government, always in the wrong.

Every new day is an opportunity to grow your love.

If I am I because I am I, and you are you because you are you, then I am I and you are you. But if I am I because you are you and you are you because I am I, then I am not I and you are not you!

And the most important thing - apart from telling a good, believable story, and being a true character - is to be someone the audience will care about, even if you're playing a murderer or rapist.

Is there a difference between a man who thinks that honesty is the best policy, and an honest man?

Being able to make a living doing something one truly loves to do - is my definition of success.

My mom was always the supplier of soccer balls, and so people were always knocking on my door, and trying to get me out so we could play.

Don't let anybody tell you that raising the minimum wage will kill jobs.

Whereas the intelligence of God is both the cause and the measure of the truth of things, things are both the cause and the measure of the truth of our intelligence.

I don't mind aging, I just don't want to be a day older.

The secret of photography is, the camera takes on the character and personality of the handler.