Life is a comedy for those who think and a tragedy for those who feel.

I never found even in my juvenile hours that it was necessary to go a thousand miles in search of themes for moralizing.

The whole secret of life is to be interested in one thing profoundly and in a thousand things well.

In all science, error precedes the truth, and it is better it should go first than last.

The Methodists love your big sinners, as proper subjects to work upon.

This world is a comedy to those that think, a tragedy to those that feel.

Nine-tenths of the people were created so you would want to be with the other tenth.

Who has begun has half done. Have the courage to be wise. Begin!

Foolish writers and readers are created for each other.

When people will not weed their own minds, they are apt to be overrun by nettles.

Had I children, my utmost endeavors would be to make them musicians.

It's as hard to get from almost finished to finished as to get from beginning to almost done.

Sure, we thought the acresThat we tilled were sacred, But how could we have knownThat wheat can haunt like ghosts

How I measure riches is by the friends I have and the loved ones I have and the people I care about in my life and that is where my values are and those are my riches.

The worst feeling in the world is giving a bad audition.

Not once does the Bible report that (Jesus) rushed anywhere. He was often busy, but never in a mad dash. And yet He perfectly accomplished all the Father designed for Him to do.

We have taken plants from the capitalist system where the most important thing was to produce, especially in Cuba.

I read "Remembrance of Things Past" in the original French. I never start the day without reading me some [Marcel] Proust.

I feel like there's a lot of rappers that could out-rap me and I wouldn't want to face any of them.

I woke up one day and realized I could never be an American.

Some of the supporting roles that I've done as an actor, I took them because I knew that I would get to watch some of the leading guys in the movies, and also I'd get to work with them.