The vulgar crowd values friends according to their usefulness.

My hopes are not always realized, but I always hope.

A horse never runs so fast as when he has other horses to catch up and outpace.

Quarrels are the dowry which married folk bring one another.

Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you.

Make the workmanship surpass the materials.

Love is no assignment for cowards.

Happy is the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind, and has given up worrying once and for all.

The man who has experienced shipwreck shudders even at a calm sea.

Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence.

If you want to be loved, be lovable.

Only by spending and investing love you can get it back. You are adorned with unlimited love, so spend it as much as you can, as fast as you can.

The meditation technique itself cultivate precision, gentleness, and the ability to let go - qualities that are innate within us.

Anyway, that's the past, and what matters is the future. That's how life works, because it's short and precious and kind of doubtful.

I grew up in the art world.

I want my name to be a brand in comedy. I hope my name stands for comedic excellence.

Our Constitution is so simple and practical that it is possible always to meet extraordinary needs by changes in emphasis and arrangement without loss of essential form.

Be sure to expose yourself to criticism: A fine polish requires an abrasive.

You can always expect tragedy as well as adventure; that's just how it goes.

I think the media's a little frightened of women.

After the phone call from The New Yorker, I walked more than a mile to church to thank God. But then I told God I would talk to Him another time and darted home.