Old friends are the great blessing of one's later years. ... They have a memory of the same events and have the same mode of thinking.

I never found even in my juvenile hours that it was necessary to go a thousand miles in search of themes for moralizing.

The whole secret of life is to be interested in one thing profoundly and in a thousand things well.

In all science, error precedes the truth, and it is better it should go first than last.

Life is a comedy for those who think and a tragedy for those who feel.

The Methodists love your big sinners, as proper subjects to work upon.

This world is a comedy to those that think, a tragedy to those that feel.

Nine-tenths of the people were created so you would want to be with the other tenth.

Who has begun has half done. Have the courage to be wise. Begin!

Foolish writers and readers are created for each other.

When people will not weed their own minds, they are apt to be overrun by nettles.

Life is really amazing if we know how to fill our hearts with the beauty of life.

It becomes harder and harder to say where the world stops and the person begins.

Tact is just lying for adults.

Determination, with an optimistic attitude is the key to success.

Contentment is both the fruit and the tree.

To me you have to commit yourself to the sacrifice, because it's so important. Even if people don't agree, they appreciate commitment.

Limitations force you to find the essence of what you want to say, which is one of the most important things to know for an artist.

I aint a drinker Im a thinker, call it what you want

I'm absolutely, 100 percent, not guilty.

My idea of a vacation is staying home and doing short day hikes, floating the river and things like that.