Since attaining the full use of my reason no one has ever heard me laugh.

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.

I've always felt that I did well as a student because I lacked confidence.

I owe my first inkling of the problem of infinity to a large biscuit tin that was a source of vertiginous mystery during my childhood.

When I look in the mirror I see the girl I was when I was growing up, with braces, crooked teeth, a baby face and a skinny body.

For where God built a church, there the Devil would also build a chapel.

In writing songs, I've learned as much from Cezanne as I have from Woody Guthrie.

Le Mans' is the only racing movie that is totally realistic.

The economic function of space industrialization is to generate jobs on Earth, not in space.

You should be willing to bang your head against a wall until you find the solution.

Opportunities energize the faithful and paralyze the fearful.