There is always something a woman will prefer to the truth.

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.

Progress should never be impeded by a need to coddle adults who respond to the world as children.

In love matters; keep your pen from paper.

It wasn't too difficult to see that [Ian] Paisley would never do anything positive.

Meet me where the sky touches the sea. Wait for me where the world begins.

I work whenever I'm let.

I'm not going to hang out with celebrities, I'm not going to parties. I have two songs due for Moana next week, and I'm going to go and spend some time with Maui and Moana in the ocean, in my mind.

You know, when you're an actor, you want to go to Hollywood. When you're a musician, you want to go to Nashville.

I pride myself on finding balance. I love making music and I love raising my boys - I find time to make both a priority.

Great leaders don't blame the tools they are given. Great leaders work to sharpen them.

I have to start my real life soon, before I die of boredom and frustration.