No good ever comes of pride, for it is the meanest of mean things, and no one but he who is full of it thinks it grand.

his mother, who had never been able to manage him, sent him to school to get rid of him, lamented his absence till he returned, then writhed and fretted under his presence until again he went.

There are as many kinds of anger as there are of the sunsets with which they ought to end

the truth she gathered, enlarging her strength, enlarged likewise the composure that comes of strength.

Most powerful of all powers in its holy insinuation is _being_. _To be_ is more powerful than even _to do_. Action _may_ be hypocrisy, but being is the thing itself, and is the parent of action.

The main secret of his progress, the secret of all wisdom, was, that with him action was the beginning and end of thought.

Ignorance is no reason with a fool for holding his tongue.

The person who can not bear with a sick man or a baby is not fit to be a woman.

She did not even trouble herself much to show Godfrey her gratitude. We may spoil gratitude as we offer it, by insisting on its recognition. To receive honestly is the best thanks for a good thing.

The well-meaning woman was in fact possessed by two devils--the one the stiff-necked devil of pride, the other the condescending devil of benevolence. She was kind, but she must have credit for it

punishment had not been spared--with best results in patience and purification

The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.

We might not get to choose who we’re born as or where we come from, but only you can decide what becomes of you.

Are you setting business goals? Try this:Step 1: Add a "0" to your revenue goal.Step 2: Take away a "0" from your expense goal.Step 3: Let your mind go to work.Thank me later.

Man, when I'm riding with the helmet on, I'm invisible. And people just deal with me as the guy on the bike... it gives you a chance to read 'em.

Writing a book is the most difficult, anxiety-prone aspect of my life because the words that I put on paper are very serious to me.

I never forget my three word mantra: "Never start caring."

Fact is we went on to do other things. But we still wanted to do our success like rock'n'roll stars.

There's a reason Tony Stark makes fun of 'Thor,' and mentions 'Shakespeare' in the park in 'The Avengers.' It's great to play high drama and comedy alongside a modern story.

I have a lot of fun playing a model on television, and I love being an actress. I don't think I could ever handle that world.

You know what's weird, I just write to write, with no intention, I just write.