There is a kind way of assisting our fellow-creatures which is enough to break their hearts while it saves their outer envelope.

Being a woman is a terribly difficult task, since it consists principally in dealing with men.

The air of the New World seems favorable to the art of declamation.

It is not the clear-sighted who rule the world. Great achievements are accomplished in a blessed, warm fog.

I don't like work... but I like what is in work - the chance to find yourself. Your own reality - for yourself, not for others - which no other man can ever know.

The belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary; men alone are quite capable of every wickedness.

We penetrated deeper and deeper into the heart of darkness

If you don't make mistakes, you don't make anything .

There is nothing more enticing, disenchanting, and enslaving than the life at sea.

To a teacher of languages there comes a time when the world is but a place of many words and man appears a mere talking animal not much more wonderful than a parrot.

They talk of a man betraying his country, his friends, his sweetheart. There must be a moral bond first. All a man can betray is his conscience.

So much of what we read and write these days is disposable.

This woman might have a daughter, but she was as innocent and pure as newly fallen snow.

Our knowledge is the amassed thought and experience of innumerable minds.

The road to success is not easy to navigate, but with hard work, drive and passion, it's possible to achieve the American dream.

I'm hungrier than those other guys out there. Every rebound is a personal challenge.

Speaking as a New Yorker, I found it (9/11 event] a shocking and terrifying event, particularly the scale of it. At bottom, it was an implacable desire to do harm to innocent people.

To enjoy yourself is the easy method to give enjoyment to others.

When you're thinking, "Why do I have to eat Aunt Sue's casserole with potato chips crumbled on top again?" change that thought to "A couple of bites won't kill me."

I don't see us having a problem. It's going to be my job to manage the locker room, anyway, so it will work out.

I needed to find out what my goals were and what my mission was. After some quiet time and just seeking the Lord, He brought some people to the table that understood where I was trying to go.