There is no remembrance which time does not obliterate nor pain which death does not terminate.

Pray, look better, sir... those things yonder are no giants, but windmills.

Never stand begging for that which you have the power to earn.

In order to attain the impossible, one must attempt the absurd.

He who loses wealth loses much; he who loses a friend loses more; but he that loses his courage loses all.

How will he who does not know how to govern himself know how to govern others?

Three things too much, and three too little are pernicious to man; to speak much, and know little; to spend much, and have little; to presume much, and be worth little.

That one man scorned and covered with scars Still strove with his last ounce of courage To reach the unreachable star.

Too much sanity may be madness and the maddest of all, to see life as it is and not as it should be.

The wicked are always ungrateful.

Her father guarded her, and she guarded herself; for there are no padlocks, bolts, or bars, that secure a maiden better than her own reserve.

Missing a train is only painful if you run after it! Likewise, not matching the idea of success others expect from you is only painful if that’s what you are seeking.

Christians are not powerless. We have the mighty power of God available through God the Holy Spirit, even in this world.

[A] smile is the most becomingornament that any lady can wear.

The dangerous thing about hate is that it seems so reasonable.

Throughout my career, I had the great fortune to experience firsthand as well as to witness what it means to be a CIA officer.

I feel like metaphors are best when they spin in place. Like when they work and don't work, or lead to a bigger question.

I’ve never been drunk in my life. I don’t use recreational drugs.

If there is poetry in my book about the sea, it is not because I deliberately put it there, but because no one could write truthfully about the sea and leave out the poetry.

In the '90s it was irrational exuberance. Now it may be irrational doom and gloom.

It's that idea that you can have one drink - and no you can't. Within a week I was drinking heavily. It was so quick that even I was like, 'Wow.'