Strange as it may seem, there is nothing in which a young and beautiful female appears to more advantage than in the art of smoking.

It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.

A smile is the chosen vehicle of all ambiguities.

I am, as I am; whether hideous, or handsome, depends upon who is made judge.

Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well- warmed, and well-fed.

Dream tonight of peacock tails, Diamond fields and spouter whales. Ills are many, blessing few, But dreams tonight will shelter you.

Toil is man's allotment; toil of brain, or toil of hands, or a grief that's more than either, the grief and sin of idleness.

Meditation and water are wedded for ever.

I love to sail forbidden seas, and land on barbarous coasts.

Aye, aye! and I'll chase him round Good Hope, and round the Horn, and round the Norway Maelstrom, and round perdition's flames before I give him up.

War should be carried on like a monsoon; one changeless determination of every particle towards the one unalterable aim.

I believe that destiny, and anything that is truly meant to be, will always find a way to right itself.

The Taj Mahal rises above the banks of the river like a solitary tear suspended on the cheek of time.

It's satisfying to put out new music. And I think that's the context in which I'm comfortable revisiting things from the past.

The only thing you believe in is the thing you believe in enough to practice. Your creed is your deed.

Does Pete (Rose) hustle? Before the All-Star game he came into the clubhouse and took off his shoes and they ran another mile without him.

Homosexuals are brute beasts... part of a vile and satanic system that will be utterly annihilated, and there will be a celebration in heaven.

Getting and becoming are siamese twins. If you want more than you have, you have to become more than you are.

For the land, the sea is beautiful; for the sea, the land is beautiful!

No matter what system you live under, there is no escaping the law that it's always the strongest, the cruellest, the least generous who win.

And the rest is history,' I said. Nah.' He shook his head. 'The rest is now.