The pleasure of gratifying whim is very great. It is known only by those who are whimsical.

No, Sir, claret is the liquor for boys; port for men: but he who aspires to be a hero must drink brandy. In the first place brandy will do soonest for a man what drinking can do for him.

It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time.

I have discovered that we may be in some degree whatever character we choose. Besides, practice forms a man to anything.

My father had declared a predilection for heirs general, that is, males and females indiscriminately.... I, on the other hand, had a zealous partiality for heirs male, however remote.

I, who have no sisters or brothers, look with some degree of innocent envy on those who may be said to be born to friends.

When a man is familiar with many people he must expect many disagreeable familiarizations.

Quotation is more universal and more ancient than one would perhaps believe.

Melancholy cannot be clearly proved to others, so it is better to be silent about it.

It is not every man who can be exquisitely miserable, any more than exquisitely happy.

A page of my journal is like a cake of portable soup. A little may be diffused into a considerable portion.

Any man who thinks he can be happy and prosperous by letting the government take care of him better take a closer look at the American Indian.

Men and women belong to different species and communications between them is still in its infancy.

Providence was well aware what lay ahead for me, and my Capuchin training was to prepare me for it.

I need to be able to rock out.

Behavior is motivation filtered through opportunity.

Without a twich of exertion, Redd sealed his lips with glue. "Who wants to kill him?" The Cat raised a paw. Siren and Alistare raised their hands. "Mmmmmm mmm mmm," protested Jack.

I don't think everybody has a right to a weapon which can be used to kill innocent people and maybe threaten the life of a president of the United States.

When you're weary, find relief. When you're strong, find delight.

My every action is to liberate God from his sorrow.

So often you're asked to play impossibly perfect version of yourself on screen that it's nice to get to bring in those parts that you think aren't as worth looking at.