It is impossible to talk or to write without apparently throwing oneself helplessly open.

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.

God’s church need to declare war against ignorance.

The Only Way You Can truly Know yourself, Is to Leave Your World And Experience Others.

When the way is not clear, there is absolutely no way. "Wrong choices" are unarguably "no choices".

One must be frank to be relevant.

I'm not a slave driver or a yeller. I was yelled at in kitchens and other workplaces.

Donald Trump's temperament and character is precisely what you would hate to see in your children, much less your president.

Missionary work is not easy because salvation is not a cheap experience.

Often our self-esteem is bruised by criticism.

I feel so good singing songs that I sang with my father.

I'm a huge fan of women; I think we're great.