The meanest, most contemptible kind of praise is that which first speaks well of a man, and then qualifies it with a But.

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.

We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started.

The Church is not a gallery for the exhibition of eminent Christians, but a school for the education of imperfect ones.

Some men are like pyramids, which are very broad where they touch the ground, but grow narrow as they reach the sky.

As for marigolds, poppies, hollyhocks, and valorous sunflowers, we shall never have a garden without them, both for their own sake, and for the sake of old-fashioned folks, who used to love them.

A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted by every pebble on the road.

The thistle is a prince. Let any man that has an eye for beauty take a view of the whole plant, and where will he see a more expressive grace and symmetry; and where is there a more kingly flower?

Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.

He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has.

Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith.

We danced with the devil with demons in our heart.

How can you be kissing at a time like this? Have you no respect for the dead?

Hip-hop is a complex music and culture that has been reduced to a one-dimensional critique. Hip-hop's messages aren't all bad. Neither are they all good.

The intelligent investor shouldn't ignore Mr. Market entirely. Instead, you should do business with him- but only to the extent that it serves your interests.

Only a Bush could answer a 'yes' or 'no' question two different ways and be wrong both times.

Don't you dare hit me in the head, you know I'm not normal!

Five years from now I'm probably going to look back on the things I'm doing and cringe.

I'm trying to simplify my life, I guess that's my latest project.

Your real boss is the one who walks around under your hat.

If humanity is to live in the future in a socially right way, humanity must educate its children in a socially right way.