Men are like stone jugs - you may lug them where you like by the ears.

Cucumber should be well sliced, dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out.

The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.

Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.

Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.

When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.

Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world.

A man who uses a great many words to express his meaning is like a bad marksman who, instead of aiming a single stone at an object, takes up a handful and throws at it in hopes he may hit.

There are minds so impatient of inferiority that their gratitude is a species of revenge, and they return benefits, not because recompense is a pleasure, but because obligation is a pain.

When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.

He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life in fruitless efforts.

Oh, Hazel is awesome, " Don Said. "She's so nice! All the other campers are like 'Go away Don.' But she's like 'Please go away, Don.' I love her!

To judge from the notions expounded by theologians, one must conclude that God created most men simply with a view to crowding hell.

People don't want to listen to their thoughts, so they fill the world with noise.

I think a lot of good directors listen to music while they're working. The songs just don't become a part of the film. They're replaced.

I'm still pinching myself. I am very grateful of the way things have gone.

Isn't it funny that at Christmas something in you gets so lonely for - I don't know what exactly, but it's something that you don't mind so much not having at other times.

To pluck up the courage and open your heart, and embrace someone else's heart is difficult.

The fragile wants tranquility, the antifragile grows from disorder, and the robust doesn't care too much.

You don't have to be inspired by comedians. You have to be inspired by things that are real, whether it's music, comedy...a movie - that should inspire you.

Were taught at such a young age that you can always be better and that youre never perfect and that youre never good enough.