Money, it is often said, does not bring happiness; it must be added, however, that it makes it possible to support unhappiness with exemplary fortitude.

Extraordinary people survive under the most terrible circumstances and they become more extraordinary because of it.

There is no nonsense so gross that society will not, at some time, make a doctrine of it and defend it with every weapon of communal stupidity.

The eye sees only what the mind is prepared to comprehend.

I cannot imagine any boy of spirit who would not be delighted to play a drunkard even to vomiting in front of his Sunday school. Indeed, the vomiting might be the chief attraction of the role.

The world is full of people whose notion of a satisfactory future is, in fact, a return to the idealized past.

A truly great book should be read in youth, again in maturity and once more in old age, as a fine building should be seen by morning light, at noon and by moonlight.

A man must be obedient to the promptings of his innermost heart.

Art is wine and experience is the brandy we distill from it.

Conversation in its true meaning isn't all wagging the tongue; sometimes it is a deeply shared silence.

The dog is a yes-animal. Very popular with people who can't afford a yes man.

Passions cannot take wings in adversity, and adversities remain prevalent because of dormant passions.

Never allow anything or anyone to cause you to stop loving yourself unconditionally. Your presence on earth is undoubtedly priceless.

If we was master, then we could help ourselves.

You want to do things you’re passionate about but also are useful to other people.

You can look up "heart" and get 100,000 voices, but slowly the ones at the end are no longer credible, so there will be a selection in Web sites, too.

I think if we really break it down and talk about post-traumatic stress disorder, it's very different than the way Sarah Palin explained it.

Money plays the largest part in determining the course of history.

Without my parents and their love and support in my life, I would not be who I am or where I am today.

All I could think of when I got a look at the place from the outside was what fun it would be to stand out there and watch it burn down.

I have never used Auto-Tune in a live television performance, and I have never used Auto-Tune in any of my concerts. That is a promise.