There is one knows not what sweet mystery about this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath.

It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.

A smile is the chosen vehicle of all ambiguities.

I am, as I am; whether hideous, or handsome, depends upon who is made judge.

Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well- warmed, and well-fed.

Dream tonight of peacock tails, Diamond fields and spouter whales. Ills are many, blessing few, But dreams tonight will shelter you.

Toil is man's allotment; toil of brain, or toil of hands, or a grief that's more than either, the grief and sin of idleness.

Meditation and water are wedded for ever.

I love to sail forbidden seas, and land on barbarous coasts.

Aye, aye! and I'll chase him round Good Hope, and round the Horn, and round the Norway Maelstrom, and round perdition's flames before I give him up.

War should be carried on like a monsoon; one changeless determination of every particle towards the one unalterable aim.

The question of identity is a question involving the most profound panic—a terror as primary as the nightmare of the mortal fall.

God shapes the world by prayer. Prayers are deathless. They outlive the lives of those who uttered them.

Clinton left the White House with all the class of an XFL halftime show.

My favorite language for maintainability is Python. It has simple, clean syntax, object encapsulation, good library support, and optional named parameters.

Writing a story is like going down a path in the woods. You follow the path. You don't worry about getting lost. You just go.

People judge you by the way you play in the playoffs.

It's always around. You just don't see it.

TO be racing in Formula One with Mclaren has been the ultimate goal for me. It's a dream come true.

My great wish is to go on in a strict but silent performance of my duty; to avoid attracting notice, and to keep my name out of the newspapers.

Curt Flood, of course, was in a class by himself, a true hero.