Queequeg was a native of Kokovoko, an island far away to the West and South. It is not down in any map; true places never are.

It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.

A smile is the chosen vehicle of all ambiguities.

I am, as I am; whether hideous, or handsome, depends upon who is made judge.

Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well- warmed, and well-fed.

Dream tonight of peacock tails, Diamond fields and spouter whales. Ills are many, blessing few, But dreams tonight will shelter you.

Toil is man's allotment; toil of brain, or toil of hands, or a grief that's more than either, the grief and sin of idleness.

Meditation and water are wedded for ever.

I love to sail forbidden seas, and land on barbarous coasts.

Aye, aye! and I'll chase him round Good Hope, and round the Horn, and round the Norway Maelstrom, and round perdition's flames before I give him up.

War should be carried on like a monsoon; one changeless determination of every particle towards the one unalterable aim.

I'm telling you a lie in a vicious effort that you will repeat my lie over and over until it becomes true

Here all guilt ceases, for it cannot cling to such flowers as these.

In my experience lust only ever leads to misery. All that suspicion and jealousy and anguish it unleashes. I don't want those things in my life.

If egotism means a terrific interest in one's self, egotism is absolutely essential to efficient living.

You never know, I might get back into coaching someday.

There's something about this place, about Madison and Wisconsin and the Midwest, that's really comforting, ... Malcolm in the Middle.

Adversity often produces an unexpected opportunity. Look for it ! Appreciate and utilize it! This is difficult to do if you're feeling sorry for yourself because you're faced with adversity.

I think of painting as possessed by a structure... but a structure born of the flow of color feeling.

I used to love the Beatles and the Stones and I'd always want to hang out with them, even though they were about seven years older.

God forbid that Judges upon their oath should make resolutions to enlarge jurisdiction.