It is the common failing of an ambitious mind to over-rate itself.

Nature formed me fierce.

He is mad, bad and dangerous to know.

my mind is a world in itself, which I have peopled with my own creatures.

My life has not been the best possible. The slave of impulse, I have rushed forward to my own destruction.

I possessed what is called the best of hearts -- a dangerous possession, as it is generally accompanied by the strongest passions, and the weakest judgment.

real misery delights not in reproaches and complaints. It is like charity and love - silent, long suffering and mild.

the sins of children rise up in judgment against their parents.

a weak and irresolute disposition is often more destructive than determined vice.

The best that could be left behind by any man: children who had been brought up to behave responsibly and to believe in something beyond their own self gratification. (The Americans

If the achievement of so much in life could not make one happy, then why bother living?

I was always a winner, but just didn't know it.

If you hold yourself dear, protect yourself well.

I do not know if you bridle your pen, but when my pencil moves, it is necesary to let it go, or - crash!... nothing more.

[When criticized for appearing bare-shouldered Madonna-like at a banquet:] A comparison between Madonna and me is a comparison between a strapless evening gown and a gownless evening strap.

Pay little attention to discouragement as possible. Plough ahead as a steamer does, rough or smooth - rain or shine. To carry your cargo and make your port is the point.

Then you get into it, especially if you start talking about football, fighting and Muhammad Ali. Then the ladies get very bored and start delivering ultimatums.

Stay wise and the mind is untouchable.

When you strip away all the little things that divide us, it's important to remember how tied we are