There are things which cannot be taught in ten easy lessons, nor popularized for the masses; they take years of skull sweat.

If a grasshopper tries to fight a lawnmower, one may admire his courage but not his judgement.

Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.

You can sway a thousand men by appealing to their prejudices quicker than you can convince one man by logic.

Never underestimate the power of human stupidity.

Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.

I never learned from a man who agreed with me.

A generation which ignores history has no past — and no future.

Don't ever become a pessimist... a pessimist is correct oftener than an optimist, but an optimist has more fun, and neither can stop the march of events.

May you live as long as you wish and love as long as you live.

It is a truism that almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so.

Ignore ignorance. The ultimate way to deal with men with ignorant mentality who are ignorance of your purpose on earth is to ignore their ignorance

We're all born with infinite potential and creativity. We all have it in us. Each and every one of us. That's the only truth

Observations always involve theory.

I love you," he said, his voice catching. "When I thought you were going to die, I wanted to die.

I'm not great with breathing, like holding notes. I usually don't. A lot of people wouldn't believe it, but I don't focus on technical stuff.

With you, I would walk anywhere

In my view, the ideal prime minister is patient, hard-working, compassionate and has a clear vision, driven by the fair go.

We can debug relationships, but it's always good policy to consider the people themselves to be features. People get annoyed when you try to debug them.

Hope for the best, get ready for the worst, and then take what God chooses to send.

People are always asking me why they don't make Westerns like they used to.