Sir, they are a race of convicts, and ought to be thankful for any thing we allow them short of hanging.

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.

The difference between lonely and lovely is only of one single alphabet. That single alphabet is called Friends.

I'm a happy guy. I just want to see people laugh and smile.

Everyone needs to understand that my work addresses existing problems, and one of the crucial problems in Russia today is corruption.

Photography promises an enhanced mastery of nature, but photography also threatens conflagration and anarchy.

Hollywood has lost an enormous amount of quality.

Zen is the study of mind in all of its manifestations. The purpose of Zen is to be happy.

Rogue regimes never respond to anything less than hardball.

One characteristic of Americans is that they have no toleration at all of anybody putting up with anything. We believe that whatever is going wrong ought to be fixed.

When I write I just keep a waste paper basket handy in case I am experiencing a block.

If you allow your rhythm to be interrupted, you'll create a void. Then to replace what you give up, you'll start to expect and need more from your partner.