Man's life is ruled by fortune, not by wisdom.

Politicians are not born; they are excreted.

Poor is the nation that has no heroes, but poorer still is the nation that having heroes, fails to remember and honor them.

It is the peculiar quality of a fool to perceive the faults of others and to forget his own.

Read at every wait; read at all hours; read within leisure; read in times of labor; read as one goes in; read as one goest out. The task of the educated mind is simply put: read to lead.

We learn nothing from history except that we learn nothing from history.

It is not enough to acquire wisdom, it is necessary to employ it.

Times are bad. Children no longer obey their parents, and everyone is writing a book.

Nothing is more unreliable than the populace, nothing more obscure than human intentions, nothing more deceptive than the whole electoral system.

To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child.

If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.

To be a great success, persistently plan and have a prospective and purpose.

So long as you are going in the right direction then the speed of your travel is unimportant.

What good does it do to tell somebody to live morally so they can die 50 years later and apparently go to Hell?

Inspiration springs more readily from knowledge than from ignorance.

Stop expecting others to act first, be the one who makes a positive change.

His was the disease we couldn’t cure. His was the good-bye that meant the most

There is a purpose to our lives that each day tugs at our sleeve as an annoying distraction.

At this moment I am feeling disappointed with myself and I am hurt and numb...

During an early performance of 'Spamalot,' I left my regal gloves in the fridge to cool down and didn't remember them until I was on stage. They needed to be thawed overnight.

Happiness is the ability to move forward, knowing the future will be better than the past.