Poetry is certainly something more than good sense, but it must be good sense, at all events, just as a palace is more than a house, but it must be a house, at least.

Exclusively of the abstract sciences, the largest and worthiest portion of our knowledge consists of aphorisms: and the greatest and best of men is but an aphorism.

Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.

There is one art of which people should be masters - the art of reflection.

Humor is consistent with pathos, whilst wit is not.

A great mind must be androgynous.

In Xanadu did Kubla Khan A stately pleasure-dome decree: Where Alph, the sacred river, ran Through caverns measureless to man Down to a sunless sea.

That gracious thing, made up of tears and light.

The love of a mother is the veil of a softer light between the heart and the heavenly Father.

Religion is the most gentlemanly thing in the world. It alone will gentilize, if unmixed with cant.

Poor little Foal of an oppressed race! I love the languid patience of thy face.

I'm convinced that responsibility is some kind of psychological disease.

It's quite simple. I just don't feel right without a pen in my hand denting a hole through my notepad.

From compromise to deceit is a small step.

Faith is putting all your eggs in God's basket then counting your blessings before they hatch.

The name Cleopatra wakens the world to life.

In order to meditate correctly, you must have knowledge.

My commitment originated in my own story and my own relationship to violence.

You get crushes on people. You have to see them every day in that week. They're a fantastic person, and it could be a man or a woman.

I warm up. I do about 50 push-ups with my trainer and my security just to get pumped up before a show, get our energy up. And then I just go have fun.

Those who arrive at the end of the journey are not those who began.