Man often acquires just so much knowledge as to discover his ignorance, and attains so much experience as to regret his follies, and then dies.

There is such a delusion as evinces itself in cool vehemence; and it is the most dangerous of all expressions of fanaticism.

Time sheds a softness on remote objects or events, as local distance imparts to the landscape a smoothness and mellowness which disappear on a nearer approach.

The effusions of genius are entitled to admiration rather than applause, as they are chiefly the effect of natural endowment, and sometimes appear to be almost involuntary.

Scandal is the sport of its authors, the dread of fools, and the contempt of the wise.

The fame which bids fair to live the longest resembles that which Horace attributes to Marcellus, whose progress he compares to the silent, imperceptible growth of a tree.

Great books, like large skulls, have often the least brains.

Philosophy abounds more than philosophers, and learning more than learned men.

The Chinese, whom it might be well to disparage less and imitate more, seem almost the only people among whom learning and merit have the ascendency, and wealth is not the standard of estimation.

Error is sometimes so nearly allied to truth that it blends with it as imperceptibly as the colors of the rainbow fade into each other.

Topics of conversation among the multitude are generally persons, sometimes things, scarcely ever principles.

When Hate takes center stage you know you're watching the wrong show

Management by objective works - if you know the objectives. Ninety percent of the time you don't.

First of all, I think it's odd that people who cover politics wouldn't have any political views.

I'm a winner...I'm a competitor. That's what I do. It doesn't make sense for me to go over and shake somebody's hand.

If you're unhappy, you should change what you're doing.

Only imagination that towers can reproduce evanescence and render rigidity flexible.

We are all called to have faith. So all of us are called to evangelize, while some are specially gifted for this ministry.

Few people know that I grew up in Germany and that my family still lives there.

I'm excited to doing more scoring work in the future.

I've met so many fans over the years and some have actually become friends of mine and I actually look forward to sharing my stories.