Knowledge of the world in only to be acquired in the world, and not in a closet.

As fathers commonly go, it is seldom a misfortune to be fatherless; and considering the general run of sons, as seldom a misfortune to be childless.

The mere brute pleasure of reading - the sort of pleasure a cow must have in grazing.

If we do not plant knowledge when young, it will give us no shade when we are old.

Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

Being pretty on the inside means you don't hit your brother and you eat all your peas - that's what my grandma taught me.

Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise.

Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.

You must look into people, as well as at them.

A man's own good breeding is the best security against other people's ill manners.

Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination: never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

Let them shoot us in the head, My blood will grow rootsand will blossom.

Let's not grow with our roots in the ground.

To enjoy true, vibrant health, increased awareness, effort, and focus are required.

Man is Nature's most wonderful creature. Torturing him, crushing him, murdering him for his beliefs and ideas is more than a violation of human rights-it is a crime against all humanity.

The individual is the brain, not the heart.

I started working with Timely in 1946. Stan Lee hired me.

There are so many great directors that I haven't worked with and that I would love to work with.

Most wine knowledge does not directly enhance the pleasures to be had in drinking wine but, rather, enhances one's ability to discover such pleasures

We feel that we have to be right so that we can feel good... The whole right and wrong business closes us down and makes our world smaller.

Do we mean love, when we say love?