Silence is the only Voice of our God.

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.

Homemaking is a passion you can pass on from generation to generation.

The propensity to truck, barter and exchange one thing for another is common to all men, and to be found in no other race of animals.

I'm not here to perform. I'm here to sign autographs. You have to wait till I come back with my own hand.

A good poem looks life straight in the face, unflinching, sincere, equal to revelation through loss or gain.

I fully understand it's important to maintain the separation of church and state. We don't want the state to become the church, nor do we want the church to become the state.

All I want is to know things. The black gulph of the infinite is before me.

There's detailed information on how to assemble a nuclear weapon from parts. There's books about how to build a nuclear bomb.

Be grateful for every thing good and bad that comes to you. For all things have contributed to your advancement.

Relationships do change throughout the course of your life, and I always think in terms of relationships changing and evolving rather than starting and stopping.

Folks, I've been straight for seventeen days... Not all in a row.