The easiest way of life is the best.

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.

Time is a precious gift.

Bigotry or prejudice in any form is more than a problem it is a deep-seated evil within our society.

I'm not a politician, I'm not an economist. I'm just a simple Brian surgeon and a scientist who's trying to do my best every day.

An involuntary return to the point of departure is, without doubt, the most disturbing of all journeys.

I believe government should be loyal to parents, teachers and children.

The highest honor in the church is not government but service.

It's my responsibility as a singer-songwriter to report the news.

Let those who like society better have it.

You are what you know, as an actor, so you gotta try to know as much as you possibly can.

It is great to love life. Accept life as a precious gift from the hand of God and strive to make the most of it.