Man's great misfortune is that he has no organ, no kind of eyelid or brake, to mask or block a thought, or all thought, when he wants to.

Books have the same enemies as people: fire, humidity, animals, weather, and their own content.

War: a massacre of people who don't know each other for the profit of people who know each other but don't massacre each other.

A poem is never finished, only abandoned.

Nothing beautiful can be summarized.

The universe is built on a plan the profound symmetry of which is somehow present in the inner structure of our intellect.

A great man is one who leaves others at a loss after he is gone.

Love is being stupid together.

The trouble with our times is that the future is not what it used to be.

Let us enrich ourselves with our mutual differences.

Sometimes I think, sometimes I am .

Evolving is not arrogance. It is confidence that won't be pulled backwards, by those that feel left behind.

Rule Britannia Britannia rule the waves Britains never will be slaves.

Integrity is so perishable in the summer months of success.

Leadership is not for the faint of heart

In dealing with the press, do yourself a favor, stick with one of three responses: (a) I know and I can tell you; (b) I know and I can't tell you; (c) I don't know.

Farmers only worry during the growing season, but townspeople worry all the time.

The only cause of happiness is love. The only cause of suffering is self grasping.

Being a mom has been my most important job to date, and I take my job very seriously, and I have a lot of fun doing it.

Character acting is a much braver pursuit than a guy who runs around and intermittently clenches his jaw muscles.

The trouble with most people is they think there's only one right way to do anything.