The glory of a workman, still more of a master workman, that he does his work well, ought to be his most precious possession; like the honor of a soldier, dearer to him than life.

Teach a parrot the terms 'supply and demand' and you've got an economist.

He who has health, has hope; and he who has hope, has everything.

Long stormy spring-time, wet contentious April, winter chilling the lap of very May; but at length the season of summer does come.

No man lives without jostling and being jostled; in all ways he has to elbow himself through the world, giving and receiving offence.

Endurance is patience concentrated.

I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom.

Nature alone is antique, and the oldest art a mushroom.

A strong mind always hopes, and has always cause to hope.

A loving heart is the beginning of all knowledge.

Of all acts of man repentance is the most divine. The greatest of all faults is to be conscious of none.

To pray is seek the sacred path.

YOUR WORDS ARE MADE OF THE AIR I BREATHE.

Innovation is a good thing. The human condition - put aside bioterrorism and a few footnotes - is improving because of innovation.

No erotic work of art is filth if it is artistically significant; it is only turned into filth through the beholder if he is filthy.

You ain't nothing but hound dog, cryin' all the time. You ain't never caught a rabbit and you ain't no friend of mine.

I think the thing that has always made me happy is being in the struggle, in a community of struggle with other people.

Totally without hope, one cannot live. To live without hope is to cease to live.

I'm proud to be one. I feel a lot stronger, a lot sexier and I think that all of that is reflected in my music.

There's something about love that builds up and is creative. There is something about hate that tears down and is destructive. So love your enemies.

It often happens that a player is so fond of his advantageous position that he is reluctant to transpose to a winning endgame.