Nothing may be more selfish than remorse.

Truth is like heat or light; its vibrations are endless, and are endlessly felt.

Nobody who is somebody looks down on anybody.

As soon as you feel too old to do a thing, do it.

One must desire something to be alive.

Self-sacrifice which denies common sense is not a virtue. It's a spiritual dissipation.

One must desire something to be alive; perhaps absolute satisfaction is only another name for Death.

I have heard that a man might be his own lawyer, but you can't be your own judge.

A pint can't hold a quart - if it holds a pint it is doing all that can be expected of it.

A letter is a risky thing; the writer gambles on the reader's frame of mind.

I've always thought the law ought to put on spectacles, it has mighty poor eyesight once in a while.

It may be a species of impudence to think that the way you understand God is the way God is. (60).

But if America falters in greatness and purpose, than Americans are nothing but the offscourings and hungry of other lands.

Socialism and Communism have failed, but now Capitalism is failing us.

I'm a great believer in luck and I find the harder I work the more I have of it.

There is only one group to blame for the continued suffering of these innocent victims: the House majority and their Speaker John Boehner.

A person is, among all else, a material thing, easily torn and not easily mended.

My interest in painting is recording things. I think of myself as almost a documentary filmmaker... I've gotten into some curious situations.

Religion and morality are critical to how students think about politics and form opinions on political issues.

Nostalgia is the bane of rock 'n' roll. He had the courage to let it all hang out. ... He was a considerable talent.

You don't want to look back at your years with regrets. Regrets have no place in your memory jar.