Knowledge must be gained by ourselves. Mankind may supply us with facts; but the results, even if they agree with previous ones, must be the work of our own minds.

Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.

The secret of success is constancy of purpose.

Cleanliness and order are not matters of instinct; they are matters of education, and like most great things, you must cultivate a taste for them.

Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think.

Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.

Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke.

One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.

Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time.

Never complain and never explain.

Finality is not the language of politics.

I feel a flash of grief so intense it almost makes me cry out: not for what I lost, but for the chances I missed.

Certainly children are being encouraged far more than they were seventy-five years ago and are more accepted as they are.

There is no doubt in my mind that Masonry is the cornerstone of America.

Memories are the only real gifts we can leave our children.

Every second of your definitionally temporary consciousness, you are choosing how you spend something that will not last forever.

There will be life after Mandela. On my last day I want to know that those who remain behind will say: 'The man who lies here has done his duty for his country and his people.'

We are kids. The only difference is the toy we have.

My goal is to appeal to as many people as I can. I'm not looking to leave country, but I do want to have more international success.

What actors are good at doing is walking into a situation that should make you incredibly self-conscious and frightened and doing it anyway. That's the gig, pretending that you are comfortable.