No one knows what it is that he can do until he tries.

From the errors of others, a wise man corrects his own.

Pardon one offence, and you encourage the commission of many.

One ungrateful person does an injury to all needy people.

Let a fool hold his tongue and he will pass for a sage.

Would you have a great empire? Rule over yourself.

Tears gratify a savage nature, they do not melt it.

How unhappy is he who cannot forgive himself.

It matters not what you are thought to be, but what you are.

A tongue prone to slander is the proof of a depraved mind.

Never promise more than you can perform.

Dieting is the only game where you win when you lose!

If they asked me, I did two shifts. I did sports, I did news, because I loved it.

The storm hit with all the fury of a woman who’d been dieting for six months, only to discover she’d gained four pounds.

When you sing, always tell the truth.

My dad's more three-dimensional than Opie Taylor or Richie Cunningham. He even has a temper! He's a real person. But some people are disappointed by that.

Many biblical verses are like inkblot tests, revealing more about us than about the text in question.

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Never allow anyone to take YOUR spirit away from you.

What you feel and how you react to something is always up to you. There may be a "normal" or a common way to react to different things. But that's mostly just all it is.

I wanted to see who this Yeats person was, and I said to my mother, 'I want a book by this person.' And she bought it for me, and a lot of it was over my head, but I had it.

When I do the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, I always go across to Loch Ness and stay there.