The Japanese are human beings like the rest of us, but they will strongly resent this insinuation.

An Englishman, even if he is alone, forms an orderly queue of one.

On the Continent people have good food; in England people have good table manners.

The man who is not afraid of danger is not a hero, but a psychopath.

You can keep a dog: but it is the cat who keeps people, because cats find humans useful domestic animals.

In England only uneducated people show off their knowledge; nobody quotes Latin or Greek authors in the course of conversation, unless he has never read them.

Many Continentals think life is a game; the English think cricket is a game.

A dog will flatter you but you have to flatter the cat.

I asked many friends if Australian anti-intellectualism was still a living force and they all told me it was. If you are above average intelligence, hide this embarrassing fact.

The English are always ready to admire anything so long as they can queue up.

The British suffer from a most unfortunate superiority complex - unjustified even under Victoria and most certainly hopelessly out-of-date today.

She wanted none of those days to end, and it was always with disappointment that she watched the darkness stride forward.

The happiest moment i've ever felt was that moment when i discovered my ability to create.

Tears have the value of gold on the scales of the human heart' and the weights do not ask whether it is found or stolen gold, or whether you had to sweat in the digging.

Let each look to himself and see what God wants of him and attend to this leaving all else alone.

Whether we're talking about leadership, teamwork, or client service, there is no more powerful attribute than the ability to be genuinely honest about one's weaknesses, mistakes, and needs for help.

I have 40-something intros [that Davis Jr. did]; all are different, none of them happened. And it was hilarious.

When you don't know what to do, do what's right and do what's in front of you. But not necessarily what's right in front of you.

The financial markets play an active role in determining what's going to happen, how the economy is going to function.

Believe in yourself, learn, and never stop wanting to build a better world.

I groaned. Man and his codes! Even in a lawless inferno, man has to give himself some honor, he's so desperate to separate himself from the beasts.