It may seem strange that of all men sailors should be tinkering at their last wills and testaments, but there are no people in the world more fond of that diversion.

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.

O Lord, you have searched me and you know me.

Imagination is a reality.

Half the hoes hate, half them love me. The ones that hate me only hate me cuz they ain't [expletive] me.

Avoid lawsuits beyond all things; they pervert your conscience, impair your health, and dissipate your property.

Sometimes, I think if you get away from what you're called to do, it's more of a distraction.

In 2004, I was the new President of Bravo. I had never run a commercial cable network before…we needed a hit.

My husband - my king.

Every moment is made glorious by the light of love.

I decided to create a sports club during the Soviet times. It was my dream.

Green Day is politically brain-dead but I love the little monkeys.