It is only an error of judgment to make a mistake, but it argues an infirmity of character to adhere to it when discovered.

False friends are like our shadow, keeping close to us while we walk in the sunshine, but leaving us the instant we cross into the shade.

Doubt whom you will, but never yourself.

Our first and last love is self-love.

The scope of an intellect is not to be measured with a tape-string, or a character deciphered from the shape or length of a nose.

It is the passion that is in a kiss that gives to it its sweetness; it is the affection in a kiss that sanctifies it.

We fear things in proportion to our ignorance of them.

The opinions of the misanthropical rest upon this very partial basis, that they adopt the bad faith of a few as evidence of the worthlessness of all.

The lively and mercurial are as open books, with the leaves turned down at the notable passages. Their souls sit at the windows of their eyes, seeing and to be seen.

Tears are nature's lotion for the eyes. The eyes see better for being washed by them.

The passions are like fire, useful in a thousand ways and dangerous only in one, through their excess.

If curiosity killed the cat, it was satisfaction that brought it back.

I liked to be off by myself, away from the eyes of adults who always had some task or errand to demand of an unoccupied child.

Jane, you are my confidante, my helpmate, my friend. My lover. You are everything the word wife means to me. In my heart, we are wed. In my soul, you are mine.

I like movies. Movies have afforded me a modicum of luxuries. The thing about the movies is, if you're bad in a movie, you're bad forever.

I definitely felt the pressure I wanted to live up to all of the expectations.

I bought these shoes in Taiwan, and they said in the inside "made around the corner."

Humans are a TOUGH animal! We can do anything.

I have great respect for people who are in the front lines and the trenches of trying to enact social change. I am far lazier than that.

shall I, for fear of feeble man who shall die, hold my peace? Shall I for fear of scoffs and frowns, refrain my tongue? Ah, no!

My joy knows no bounds... I will devote all my energy and all the powers available to me to the service of Nigeria and humanity.