The quality of wit inspires more admiration than confidence

Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.

To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring.

Do not have evil-doers for friends, do not have low people for friends: have virtuous people for friends, have for friends the best of men.

There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.

The passions grafted on wounded pride are the most inveterate; they are green and vigorous in old age.

Each religion, by the help of more or less myth, which it takes more or less seriously, proposes some method of fortifying the human soul and enabling it to make its peace with its destiny.

Intelligence is quickness in seeing things as they are.

Experience seems to most of us to lead to conclusions, but empiricism has sworn never to draw them.

Man is a gregarious animal, and much more so in his mind than in his body. He may like to go alone for a walk, but he hates to stand alone in his opinions.

The Difficult is that which can be done immediately; the Impossible that which takes a little longer.

If we had spent our time on our children education rather than praying

We have hands

It would be so nice to write songs that end up being timeless.

We stand strong together - as Americans - many cultures, races and faiths, but one nation under God.

You have rather the look of another world. I marvelled where you had got that sort of face.

Kilbane's head is better than his feet. If only he had three heads, one on the end of each leg.

Give me songs to sing and emerald dreams to dream and I'll give you love unfolding.

That's what a conscience is made of, scar tissue ... Little strips and pieces of remorse sewn together year by year until they formed a distinctive pattern, a design for living.

Apple and Google will compete like crazy for our data because once they have it we'll be their customers forever.

Is not every meanest day the confluence of two eternities?