Our great social and political advantage is opportunity.

Every great crisis of human history is a pass of Thermopylae, and there is always a Leonidas and his three hundred to die in it, if they can not conquer.

It is not the ship so much as the skillful sailing that assures the prosperous voyage.

Happiness lies, first of all, in health.

A man's country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers, and woods, but it is a principle and patriotism is loyalty to that principle.

The new year begins in a snow-storm of white vows.

I walked beside the evening sea And dreamed a dream that could not be; The waves that plunged along the shore Said only: "Dreamer, dream no more!"

Life is a rich strain of music, suggesting a realm too fair to be.

Age is a matter of feeling, not of years.

Books are the ever burning lamps of accumulated wisdom.

Stratagem is the right hand of cunning.

Science must not impose any philosophy, any more than the telephone must tell us what to say.

There was a bright flash of brilliant white light, like the midday summer sun reflecting off of a freshly cleaned mirror.And then it was gone.

All you needed is what every girl needs, a good friend. Someone to talk to, to share with, to run things by.

Love as a relation between men and women was ruined by the desire to make sure of the legitimacy of children.

I love David Lynch's 'Mulholland Drive;' such a wonderful movie.

Find the heart of it. Make the complex simple, and you can achieve mastery.

One friend in a lifetime is much; two are many; three are hardly possible.

The White House is now urging Americans not to 'read too much' into last week's jobs report. In fact, they said it would be best if you didn't read it at all.

Making each day a mini lifetime - to achieve something and to enjoy something.

I learned pretty early is I never defend my material; it's for other people to if someone is offended. It's so subjective, and if you don't find it funny, it's definitely going to be offensive.