Sir, if a man has a mind to prance, he must study at Christ Church and All Souls.

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.

When the actions of others no longer matter, then you will have succeeded within your own mind.

The United States was a big country where everybody wore funny t-shirts and ate too much.

I don't understand why every guy is not a romantic. I enjoy it.

I don't understand why you have to wear a wedding ring to warn people off. You should be able to be faithful to that person without anything on your body to show that you are with someone.

I'm really terrible with small children; they're small, noisy, irritating, damp and soggy.

I wish when I was 17, somebody had told me not to care so much about what other people had thought.

Just getting to first base seems to be a problem for you two," Cam couldn't resist saying.

The musicians are really on board, they're doing a great job together. There is some kind of a good chemistry, I would say affectionate chemistry and it's a huge promise of success.

Altogether, St. Louis is a growing place, and the West has a large hand and a strong grasp.

Many bad policies are simply good policies taken too far.