No conquest can ever become permanent which does not show itself beneficial to the conquered as well as to the conquerors.

Teach a parrot the terms 'supply and demand' and you've got an economist.

He who has health, has hope; and he who has hope, has everything.

Long stormy spring-time, wet contentious April, winter chilling the lap of very May; but at length the season of summer does come.

No man lives without jostling and being jostled; in all ways he has to elbow himself through the world, giving and receiving offence.

Endurance is patience concentrated.

I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom.

Nature alone is antique, and the oldest art a mushroom.

A strong mind always hopes, and has always cause to hope.

A loving heart is the beginning of all knowledge.

Of all acts of man repentance is the most divine. The greatest of all faults is to be conscious of none.

I'll always be here waiting for you, " he said, touching my chest with his fingertips, drawing a shape of a heart.

The thread of culture that runs through the entire history of punk is also a dedication to challenging the authoritarian.

Anyway, I just haven't been able to find any humanity in any Republican candidate ever in my entire life.

Clarice has a curious chemical reaction to boredom and the result can be similar to dynamite in the hands of a lunatic.

As a world view, Darwinism cannot of course be refuted, since Faith is, always has been, and always will be, stronger than facts

I just live my life and try to be present.

A city where the Capitol Dome, perforated like a kitchen colander, is the symbol of how secrets are kept.

A beautiful death is for people who have lived like animals to die like angels.

Never lose perspective on where you are and what you've got. And how you got it.

Doing little things well is a step toward doing big things better.