People seldom improve when they have no other model but themselves to copy.

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

Blame where you must, be candid where you can, And be each critic the Good-natured Man.

To make a fine gentleman, several trades are required, but chiefly a barber.

One writer, for instance, excels at a plan or a title page, another works away at the body of the book, and a third is a dab at an index.

I love everything that's old, - old friends, old times, old manners, old books, old wine.

A man who leaves home to mend himself and others is a philosopher; but he who goes from country to country, guided by the blind impulse of curiosity, is a vagabond.

Ridicule has always been the enemy of enthusiasm, and the only worthy opponent to ridicule is success.

Ceremonies are different in every country, but true politeness is everywhere the same.

Life is a journey that must be traveled no matter how bad the roads and accommodations.

As for murmurs, mother, we grumble a little now and then, to be sure; but there's no love lost between us.

I am a drinker with writing problems.

We wait patiently to receive want we desire.

I've been waiting for this a long time."-Martin "Let me guess that you're wishing for your IQ to break double figures?"- Alex V.

Let us invest less and less in war and tax cuts for the richest 1 percent, and more and more in jobs and schools for the other 99 percent.

The old boy network is still very strong and very true. Just look at the stock exchange and how many men and women are there. It is still very much run by men.

I was very emotional. I cried when I got into the locker room. I didn’t want to show that stuff on the sideline.

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights... stands as a landmark achievement in the history of human liberty.

You couldn't take two roads. And once you were on one, there was no going back.

With [Samuel] Eto'o, I talked a lot about his great career and how I could become a better player.

Doubt is probably the biggest obstacle to overcome. Once you rise above doubt, you are on your way to success.