Our posterity will wonder about our ignorance of things so plain.

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult

A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.

The important thing about a problem is not its solution, but the strength we gain in finding the solution

Don't stumble over something behind you.

We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.

Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.

When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy.

There in no one more unfortunate than the man who has never been unfortunate. for it has never been in his power to try himself.

It's all in your headJ you have the power to make things seem hard or easy or even amusing. The choice is yours.

Death is the wish of some, the relief of many, and the end of all.

A secret note is secret. There is no reason to sign it.

What is the most precious, the most exciting smell awaiting you in the house when you return to it after a dozen years or so? The smell of roses, you think? No, mouldering books.

Corporations have nothing to do with values, and they know it, and sometimes say it.

the new women in politics seem to be saying that we already know how to lose, thank you very much. Now we want to learn how to win.

Any time somebody is into your band that's a good thing. And if they're in a really cool, really popular band, that's a better thing.

Reaching 50, I've started to conjure up thoughts of my own mortality.

It's such a deliberate thing to sit down and write a tweet. You're putting yourself out there in a very deliberate way, and over however many tweets, you start to create a character for yourself.

Music has a bonding power, it's primal social cement

Tis not the belly's hunger that costs so much, but its pride

I'm the guy in the crowd making fun of the hero's shirt.