Persist and persevere, and you will find most things that are attainable, possible.

As fathers commonly go, it is seldom a misfortune to be fatherless; and considering the general run of sons, as seldom a misfortune to be childless.

The mere brute pleasure of reading - the sort of pleasure a cow must have in grazing.

If we do not plant knowledge when young, it will give us no shade when we are old.

Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

Being pretty on the inside means you don't hit your brother and you eat all your peas - that's what my grandma taught me.

Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise.

Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.

You must look into people, as well as at them.

A man's own good breeding is the best security against other people's ill manners.

Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination: never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

I love you Abang, so what? That is a human right. The fact that you do not love me, it is also human right. Abang ngga salah, tapi aku juga ngga salah, kan?

I think doing 'Teen Wolf' is just giving me a really great opportunity to possibly get other jobs and show what I can do.

I like to be aggressive. I like to swing the bat.

You are only as beautiful as the many beautiful things you do for others without expectation.

If an ordinary person is silent, it may be a tactical manoeuvre. If a writer is silent, he is lying.

It's that invasive and puerile curiosity to feed a tabloid culture. I don't subscribe to it.

When people in authority want the rest of us to behave, it matters-first and foremost-how they behave.

Believe it or not, that was the first time I recognized that in some ways she was just like the rest of us.

I mean, I think it would humanize Hillary [Clinton] incredibly to detail how she was involved in the family charitable organization.

That's not to say Eddie's never done anything malicious. But he never grabbed power for power's sake. His position was gained only because he has that energy, and that's naturally where he ended up.