No place affords a more striking conviction of the vanity of human hopes than a public library.

Cucumber should be well sliced, dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out.

The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.

Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.

Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.

When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.

Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world.

A man who uses a great many words to express his meaning is like a bad marksman who, instead of aiming a single stone at an object, takes up a handful and throws at it in hopes he may hit.

There are minds so impatient of inferiority that their gratitude is a species of revenge, and they return benefits, not because recompense is a pleasure, but because obligation is a pain.

When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.

He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life in fruitless efforts.

The trouble with movies as a business is that it's an art, and the trouble with movies as art is that it's a business.

I'll be writing records until I'm dead, whether people like it or not!

Opportunities are abundant, but most people are afraid to do the work

A certain kind of poetry looks back at experience from an older perspective.

When people say, 'She's got everything', I've got one answer - I haven't had tomorrow.

Enlightenment is not a state of mind, yet all states of mind are contained within it.

By sealing our work with our blood, we may see at least the bright dawn of universal happiness.

The Holy Spirit is a healing spirit. When the Holy Spirit is present, anything is possible.

Like many places across the country, Wisconsin lost more than 100,000 jobs from 2008 to 2010. Unemployment during that time topped out at over 9%.

I was always brought up to believe in Him [God], and to behave in certain ways. That is what my parents taught me and I always trust my parents. They have great values.