Life is a pill which none of us can bear to swallow without gilding.

Cucumber should be well sliced, dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out.

The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.

Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.

Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.

When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.

Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world.

A man who uses a great many words to express his meaning is like a bad marksman who, instead of aiming a single stone at an object, takes up a handful and throws at it in hopes he may hit.

There are minds so impatient of inferiority that their gratitude is a species of revenge, and they return benefits, not because recompense is a pleasure, but because obligation is a pain.

When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.

He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life in fruitless efforts.

I try asking him some more questions, but it's like talking to voice mail.

Persistence and perseverance – these are the two most important characteristics a startup founder should have.

The sole advantage of power is that you can do more good.

For Democrats to win, they're going to have to address the needs of working people. They're going to have to address the needs of the middle class.

The gate is small because truth guards the entrance. The way is narrow because the Lord protects us with wise boundaries.

I don't have any children; I have four middle-aged people.

I like rules. Without them, we don't know what to break.

You don't see a lot of MBAs as CEOs. The MBAs tend to get hired by the CEOs.

There's something really precious in that - if you try to tame something that's meant to be wild you wind up jeopardizing the nature of why it exists.

I just look like someone with a long face. Not just A. P. McCoy himself, but some of the horses he rides.