The grand points in human nature are the same to-day they were a thousand years ago. The only variability in them is in expression, not in feature.

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.

Life isn't always easy. I struggle day to day. But I choose to live life to the fullest and keep reminding myself that I am stronger than ANYTHING that stands in my way.

You should wake up in the morning and say, 'What do I want to do today? What's going to make me happy?'

Resilience isn't a single skill. It's a variety of skills and coping mechanisms. To bounce back from bumps in the road as well as failures, you should focus on emphasizing the positive.

Sometimes going in for a hard tackle generates a louder cheer than a great pass.

If there's a heaven, I can't find the stairway

I hope I am pigeonholed with comedy. I'm really not interested in writing the darker stuff, the emotional stuff.

Unless it's done superbly, as in the Japanese film Gate of Hell, color can be a very distracting element.

Disciplined governments do not engage in the economic equivalent of binge eating followed by crash dieting.

We need to treat each other with consideration. In my world, the squeaky wheel does not get the grease.

My cousin's a fool, and thou art another.