The world is like a grand staircase, some are going up and some are going down.

Cucumber should be well sliced, dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out.

The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.

Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.

Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.

When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.

Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world.

A man who uses a great many words to express his meaning is like a bad marksman who, instead of aiming a single stone at an object, takes up a handful and throws at it in hopes he may hit.

There are minds so impatient of inferiority that their gratitude is a species of revenge, and they return benefits, not because recompense is a pleasure, but because obligation is a pain.

When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.

He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life in fruitless efforts.

I love you as the rain loves the earth.

Morality negates life.

You don't have to be a believer in Jesus Christ to be a gracious individual and understand that everybody messes up and that most are looking for a second chance.

One of the great things about having good players in your band is that you just ask them questions. You can pick up some good information that way.

I am so thankful and appreciative of being a part of this franchise and playing in front of the best fans in the NFL. I will be back.

The Southerner is usually tolerant of those weaknesses that proceed from innocence.

You hope that your teenage self would like and forgive your 50-year-old self.

God cannot catch us. Unless we stay in the unconscious room. Of our hearts.

As the sculptor devotes himself to wood and stone, I would devote myself to my soul.

Anytime I make a movie, I really have absolutely no idea how it's going to go over. I've had the whole range of different kinds of reactions.