The language denotes the man. A coarse or refined character finds its expression naturally in a coarse or refined phraseology.

False friends are like our shadow, keeping close to us while we walk in the sunshine, but leaving us the instant we cross into the shade.

Doubt whom you will, but never yourself.

Our first and last love is self-love.

The scope of an intellect is not to be measured with a tape-string, or a character deciphered from the shape or length of a nose.

It is the passion that is in a kiss that gives to it its sweetness; it is the affection in a kiss that sanctifies it.

We fear things in proportion to our ignorance of them.

The opinions of the misanthropical rest upon this very partial basis, that they adopt the bad faith of a few as evidence of the worthlessness of all.

The lively and mercurial are as open books, with the leaves turned down at the notable passages. Their souls sit at the windows of their eyes, seeing and to be seen.

Tears are nature's lotion for the eyes. The eyes see better for being washed by them.

The passions are like fire, useful in a thousand ways and dangerous only in one, through their excess.

Trophy hunters are like politicians, they both like to pull the trigger from the comfort of a safe distance.

Success is the residue of planning.

I like all the adventure sports but I like to do them in a safe way.

I studied what principles under-laid peace and prosperity and concluded the only way to achieve societal well-being was through a system of economic freedom.

Early in my career I began receiving letters from a woman in the Midwest who claimed to be my mother.

Great design is not democratic; it comes from great designers. If the standard is lousy, then develop another standard.

There was a period when I stopped talking so much, because I was just going through certain things. I just did the gigs and just stayed in, tried to stay away.

Offside killed my team. They are not God. They made a mistake and I understand. I don't want three points, I just want 'sorry.'

We are a nation of laws, not a nation that ignores laws if it benefits the Democrat Party.

I make music that I know that people will enjoy, and balance the ideas and philosophy that we put in music with music that when we play it live, people can move to it and groove to it.