Mankind is unamendable.

The greatest magnifying glasses in the world are a man's own eyes when they look upon his own person.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

A little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring.

In faith and hope the world will disagree, but all mankind's concern is charity.

To err is human; to forgive, divine.

Teach me to feel another's woe, to hide the fault I see, that mercy I to others show, that mercy show to me.

The best way to prove the clearness of our mind, is by showing its faults; as when a stream discovers the dirt at the bottom, it convinces us of the transparency and purity of the water.

Chiefs who no more in bloody fights engage, But wise through time, and narrative with age, In summer-days like grasshoppers rejoice - A bloodless race, that send a feeble voice.

While pensive poets painful vigils keep, Sleepless themselves, to give their readers sleep.

See! From the brake the whirring pheasant springs, And mounts exulting on triumphant wings; Short is his joy! He feels the fiery wound, Flutters in blood, and panting beats the ground.

Our fate is determined in rooms that must be easy to clean

Fascism is a worldwide disease. Its greatest threat to the United States will come after the war, either via Latin America or within the United States itself.

People do strange things sometimes, when they feel hopeless.

I've made an incredible amount of money stealing fans from homeowners.

The kerosene record player is not a very efficient device.

I'm having to cope with the fact that some people might consider me a musician.

I strongly believe that every American should always be rooting for our president to do well, no matter which political party that he or she might belong to.

The writing is always the easy part, provided I can get the good material. It's the getting of the good material that's a challenge.

Nice guys just don't finish first in the music industry.

It's like the more you know the more you know you don't know.