One does not see his thought distinctly till it is reflected in the image of another's.

A candid spirit is mightier than the most persistent dogmatism.

The less routine the more life.

To keep the heart unwrinkled, to be hopeful, kindly, cheerful, reverent that is to triumph over old age.

First find the man in yourself if you will inspire manliness in others.

Success is sweet and sweeter if long delayed and gotten through many struggles and defeats.

I consider it the best part of an education to have been born and brought up in the country.

Books are the most mannerly of companions, accessible at all times, in all moods, frankly declaring the author's mind, without offense.

A government, for protecting business only, is but a carcass, and soon falls by its own corruption and decay.

Our ideals are our better selves.

Our friends interpret the world and ourselves to us, if we take them tenderly and truly.

Like a lot of stupid people, it took a great deal to get an idea into the king's head, but once there, there was no shifting it.

The calmness was fracturing, tendrils of fear seeping through her mind like ivy. Once the fear consumed her, she'd run.

Eating humble pie is not very enjoyable, and it is even less so eating it alone.

You are perfect, Avery. Just like you are, flaws and everything.

Anyone who believes in the essential role government can play in improving people's lives must also be the toughest critics of those who abuse the public trust.

But my passion is racing cars. It's what I like to do in my off time.

Unfortunately, this is a free society, and we're gonna have people with trucks, and people with bombs.

To regret deeply is to live afresh.

My graduate studies were carried out at the California Institute of Technology.

People say the most stupid things on the spur of the moment that they then have to retract.