The same things are best both for individuals and for states, and these are the things which the legislator ought to implant in the minds of his citizens.

It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.

Happiness depends upon ourselves.

Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.

Adventure is worthwhile.

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.

Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity.

Be a free thinker and don't accept everything you hear as truth. Be critical and evaluate what you believe in.

Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.

Criticism is something we can avoid easily by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing.

A spirit is like a nucleus of an atom—invisible but infinite.

People pay a dear price when not dealing with the powerful emotions.

When people come and see me, I want them to experience joy. I don't do any sad songs in my show. It's to lift the spirit.

I used to work as a private detective years and years ago.

I will neither yield to the song of the siren nor the voice of the hyena, the tears of the crocodile nor the howling of the wolf.

When it comes to practically everything, we seem to be of two minds.

Life isn't a dress rehearsal

Calvin Klein and Gloria Vanderbilt don't wear clothes with your name on it, so why should you wear their name?

Power corrupts, and PowerPoint corrupts absolutely.

As an artist, it's possible to get tired of yourself.