Necessity urges desperate measures.

Pray, look better, sir... those things yonder are no giants, but windmills.

Never stand begging for that which you have the power to earn.

In order to attain the impossible, one must attempt the absurd.

He who loses wealth loses much; he who loses a friend loses more; but he that loses his courage loses all.

How will he who does not know how to govern himself know how to govern others?

Three things too much, and three too little are pernicious to man; to speak much, and know little; to spend much, and have little; to presume much, and be worth little.

That one man scorned and covered with scars Still strove with his last ounce of courage To reach the unreachable star.

Too much sanity may be madness and the maddest of all, to see life as it is and not as it should be.

The wicked are always ungrateful.

Her father guarded her, and she guarded herself; for there are no padlocks, bolts, or bars, that secure a maiden better than her own reserve.

Once you laugh with a person? That person is your friend.

There's writing power in one word sentences and one sentence paragraphs. Wise authors use them. -Judith Briles

The door of opportunity won't open unless you do some pushing.

I can prove anything by statistics except the truth.

When somebody promises to do something, you have to think about whether that's something that you would be willing to see happen because the powers are simply too vast.

It’s just as easy to lie to yourself as it is to lie to other people. Maybe easier.

Every time I have a bikini wax, Cameron Diaz holds me down.

Stretching your parameters is a necessity if you wan to keep growing, and sometimes the best way to do that is to dive into the deep end.

Any writer likes to be near the area which is the location of his work.

When you want to become free, your righteousness and anger are much less interesting than they used to be.