There 's a good time coming, boys! A good time coming.

Water is the mother of the vine, the nurse and fountain of fecundity, the adorner and refresher of the world.

Men, it has been well said, think in herds; it will be seen that they go mad in herds, while they only recover their senses slowly, and one by one.

He who has mingled in the fray of duty that the brave endure, must have made foes. If you have none, small is the work that you have done.

An arrow may fly through the air and leave no trace; but an ill thought leaves a trail like a serpent.

Money, again, has often been a cause of the delusion of the multitudes. Sober nations have all at once become desperate gamblers, and risked almost their existence upon the turn of a piece of paper.

Every age has its peculiar folly: Some scheme, project, or fantasy into which it plunges, spurred on by the love of gain, the necessity of excitement, or the force of imitation.

Nations, like individuals, cannot become desperate gamblers with impunity. Punishment is sure to overtake them sooner or later.

Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds

Some love to roam o'er the dark sea's foam, Where the shrill winds whistle free.

But the sunshine aye shall light the sky, As round and round we run; And the truth shall ever come uppermost, And justice shall be done.

Clearly, being in love makes you an idiot, " he muttered...

I learnt to stop fantasising about the perfect job or the perfect relationship because that can actually be an excuse for not living.

Children don't heal as well.. they change.. they mutate with disaster and make accomodations.

If they don’t keep exercising their lips, he thought, their brains start working.

Acting is the absence of acting. It's believing in the truth of the moment you are creating.

Dance is low on the totem pole of the arts, because you're not left with a painting... a book that will stay there, a score you can read.

I've never been a manipulator, even in my bachelor days. I never wanted to do things to people that could catch up with me later on.

And then the turbines generate electricity that goes into the whole town." "You mean they aren't powered by giant hamsters on wheels? I was misinformed.

That is a big question we all have: are we alone in the universe? And exoplanets confirm the suspicion that planets are not rare.

It is never wise to try to appear to be more clever than you are. It is sometimes wise to appear slightly less so.