Speak the language of the company you are in; speak it purely, and unlarded with any other.

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.

You have to lift a person up before you can really put them in their place.

I would rather be a conscious wrongdoer than a mindless saint.

There is no excuse for your failure

Gossip till the cows come home.

It's better to be an outspoken atheist than a hypocrite.

I was naturally skinny and had braces, so I wasn't a cute model.

If you see misery, it's your misery. When you see the perfection where the seeming imperfection seems to be, the misery is only an apparency.

I'm going to go back and find out where the money is. The money is not getting down there.

When it’s too easy to get money, then you get a lot of noise mixed in with the real innovation and entrepreneurship. Tough times bring out the best parts of Silicon Valley.

You move just a finger, say the slightest word, something's bound to linger-be heard.