Remember that the wit, humour, and jokes of most mixed companies are local. They thrive in that particular soil, but will not often bear transplanting.

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.

Choose faith to live life rather than fear.

What rights are those that dare not resist for them?

In '83, not only was there no such thing as performance motion capture technology, there was no such thing as digital animation. This was the analog era.

I just don't understand why the idea of the universe creating itself is a rational one

The trend in some of the contemporary movements in art, but by no means all, seems to deny this ideal and to me appears to lead to a purely decorative conception of painting.

Nothing spoils a good party like a genius.

My hatred gives me strength.

I found the bench to be the greatest ally when I had to make individuals comply with what was best for the team

While you're writing, you can't concentrate nearly as well on what the speaker is saying.

When babies listen, what they're doing is taking statistics on the language that they hear.