Solitude bears the same relation to the mind that sleep does to the body. It affords it the necessary opportunities for repose and recovery.

The only true source of politeness is consideration.

The proverb answers where the sermon fails.

He who would acquire fame must not show himself afraid of censure. The dread of censure is the death of genius.

Stagnation is something worse than death. It is corruption, also.

Genius is the very eye of intellect and the wing of thought; it is always in advance of its time, and is the pioneer for the generation which it precedes.

It should console us for the fact that sin has not totally disappeared from the world, that the saints are not wholly deprived of employment.

I believe that economists put decimal points in their forecasts to show they have a sense of humor.

The dread of criticism is the death of genius.

Our true acquisitions lie only in our charities - we gain only as we give.

The true law of the race is progress and development. Whenever civilization pauses in the march of conquest, it is overthrown by the barbarian.

I was thrust into a really lofty, enviable, but isolated position with 'Princess Diaries' in that I could carry a film before I really knew if I could act.

When the Jews leave Russia, Communism will collapse there. World Jewry is today relocating to America. Thus the real threat of Communism in America has just begun.

I had no monarch in my life, and cannot rule myself; and when I try to organize, my little force explodes and leaves me bare and charred.

I think that banning sanctuary cities should be upheld in court.

Dawn tinted the darkness like water ink.

I have a nice bookshelf in my office, but not my house. I'm crass, but not that crass.

I knew that I wanted to create rich themes, and something that people might really relate to emotionally. That was the quest, authenticity, and then just to make the audience feel something.

I'm not here to cast aspersions on anyone. I'm trying to unify the party, not find fault.

What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered.[What is a sorrow? A feeling whose benefits have not yet been discovered]

Create a dream and give it everything you have, you could be surprised just how much you are capable of achieving.