The most ignorant are the boldest conjecturers.

As fathers commonly go, it is seldom a misfortune to be fatherless; and considering the general run of sons, as seldom a misfortune to be childless.

The mere brute pleasure of reading - the sort of pleasure a cow must have in grazing.

If we do not plant knowledge when young, it will give us no shade when we are old.

Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

Being pretty on the inside means you don't hit your brother and you eat all your peas - that's what my grandma taught me.

Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise.

Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.

You must look into people, as well as at them.

A man's own good breeding is the best security against other people's ill manners.

Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination: never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

You will not get the miracle you pray for until you realise you are the god to whom your prayers are directed

For years now, I've wanted to fall asleep. The sort of slipping off, the giving up, the falling part of sleep. Now sleeping is the last thing I want to do.

People won't buy insurance until they're sick. If you can call on your way to the hospital and get coverage, it's not really insurance at that point.

Praise is the rehearsal for our eternal song.

I was strongly encouraged by a science teacher who took an interest in me and presented me with a key to the laboratory to allow me to work whenever I wanted.

I don't love dolls. I love women. I love their bodies

We don't build a record. We're taking a picture of it. We're not building an image; we're capturing an image.

There's all kinds of theories among the cartoonists: start with funniest, end with funniest.

I would rather be alone and a loud voice for action than be silent.

For there is a music wherever there is a harmony, order, or proportion, and thus far we may maintain the music of the spheres.