The facts of life are the impossibilities of fiction.

It is always the best policy to speak the truth, unless, of course, you are an exceptionally good liar.

I like work; it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours.

People who have tried it, tell me that a clear conscience makes you very happy and contented; but a full stomach does the business quite as well, and is cheaper, and more easily obtained.

A good woman's arms round a man's neck is a lifebelt thrown out to him from heaven.

Opportunities flit by while we sit regretting the chances we have lost, and the happiness that comes to us we heed not, because of the happiness that is gone.

Love is like the measles; we all have to go through it.

They [dogs] never talk about themselves but listen to you while you talk about yourself, and keep up an appearance of being interested in the conversation.

What I am looking for is a blessing not in disguise.

It is impossible to enjoy idling thoroughly unless one has plenty of work to do.

If there is one person I do despise more than another, it is the man who does not think exactly the same on all topics as I do.

All you have to do is decide moment by moment which voice you listen to: the Truth of Love or the nightmare of fear.

The higher you soar the view is much better, and the giant in you appears. Go forth and conquer your dreams.

I walk on untrodden ground. There is scarcely any part of my conduct which may not hereafter be drawn into precedent.

The conscience of a people is their power.

Now and then genius carries all before it, but not often. We have to climb slowly, with many slips and falls.

Getting out of the house is the secret to staying alert through the droning hours leading up to the big meal, even if you don't go farther than 7-Eleven for another six-pack.

Someone left the cake out in the rain. I don't think that I can take it, cause it took so long to bake it, and I'll never have that recipe again. Oh, no.

I was expelled from four schools. Today I still read with difficulty.

I care about making music and I care about creating experiences for my fans with my music and my videos and my performances.

The Constitution does not require complete separation of church and state; it affirmatively mandates accommodation, not merely tolerance, of all religions, and forbids hostility toward any.