Politeness is one of those advantages which we never estimate rightly but by the inconvenience of its loss.

Cucumber should be well sliced, dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out.

The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.

Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.

Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.

When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.

Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world.

A man who uses a great many words to express his meaning is like a bad marksman who, instead of aiming a single stone at an object, takes up a handful and throws at it in hopes he may hit.

There are minds so impatient of inferiority that their gratitude is a species of revenge, and they return benefits, not because recompense is a pleasure, but because obligation is a pain.

When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.

He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life in fruitless efforts.

Although a decision is often viewed as the turning point, it is action that creates tangible results.

Self love is an oceanand your heart is a vessel. Make it full, and any excess will spill overinto the lives of the peopleyou hold dear. But you must come first.

Reality is the place we need to live, but our imaginations harbor the greatest places to visit!

When I was a kid, I wanted to walk with my dad's limp - my dad was my hero - but that infuriated him, and he would make me walk back and forth in the living room until I walked without it.

I want to work with Justin Timberlake.

I'm just one of the lucky people. I have no other reason for my longevity.

And we're fortunate if we have parents who are great and loving and inspiring. But, unfortunately, there are people who don't have that.

There is no such thing as real happiness in life. The justest definition that was ever given of it was "a tranquil acquiescence under an agreeable delusion"--I forget where.

You cannot govern, you cannot administrate, with an ignoramus.

Can I be forgiven for all I've done to get here? I want to be. I can. I believe it.