Life works upon a compensating balance, and the happiness we gain in one direction we lose in another.

It is always the best policy to speak the truth, unless, of course, you are an exceptionally good liar.

I like work; it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours.

People who have tried it, tell me that a clear conscience makes you very happy and contented; but a full stomach does the business quite as well, and is cheaper, and more easily obtained.

A good woman's arms round a man's neck is a lifebelt thrown out to him from heaven.

Opportunities flit by while we sit regretting the chances we have lost, and the happiness that comes to us we heed not, because of the happiness that is gone.

Love is like the measles; we all have to go through it.

They [dogs] never talk about themselves but listen to you while you talk about yourself, and keep up an appearance of being interested in the conversation.

What I am looking for is a blessing not in disguise.

It is impossible to enjoy idling thoroughly unless one has plenty of work to do.

If there is one person I do despise more than another, it is the man who does not think exactly the same on all topics as I do.

Man cannot remake himself without suffering, for he is both the marble and the sculptor

The longing for certainty ... is in every human mind. But certainty is generally illusion.

I gave my hero a talent I'd love to have. Who wouldn't want to fly?

There are lot memories to take home but the most emotional moment has been when I was touching down in New Delhi. Tears rolled down when I saw the red soil in Delhi from the plane.

Scientists and creationists are always at odds, of course.

When you know you know nothing, an air of openness and humility prevails. Then real understanding enters the mind.

I've worked with a band, and it's nice to have someone to travel around with, but I didn't like it as well on stage.

I say to consumers: instead of relying totally on critics, drink what you like and like what you drink.

I think there needs to be a much more significant filter on those Donald Trump tweets. It's OK to have some unspoken and untweeted thoughts.

Of all those in the army close to the commander, none is more intimate than the secret agent.