Those who are pleased with the fewest things know the least, as those who are pleased with everything know nothing.

The love of liberty is the love of others; the love of power is the love of ourselves.

A gentle word, a kind look, a good-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles.

Grace has been defined as the outward expression of the inward harmony of the soul.

Do not keep on with a mockery of friendship after the substance is gone - but part, while you can part friends. Bury the carcass of friendship: it is not worth embalming.

There is no prejudice so strong as that which arises from a fancied exemption from all prejudice.

Those who are at war with others are not at peace with themselves.

The more we do, the more we can do; the more busy we are, the more leisure we have.

Fashion is gentility running away from vulgarity and afraid of being overtaken

I'm not smart, but I like to observe. Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why.

We are very much what others think of us. The reception our observations meet with gives us courage to proceed, or damps our efforts.

It figured my family would get along better with Clark than they did me.

If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.

Each new deal is another opportunity.

An adult has the opportunity to enjoy the wisdom gleaned from previous decades of living and experience.

When my first daughter was born, I had to figure out a new way of [making music] so that I wouldn't wake her up.

Act confident, even when you're not.

No yoga exercise, no meditation in a chapel filled with music will rid you of your blues better than the humble task of making your own bread.

The only relationships I haven't wrecked right away were the ones that wrecked me later.

Science is so powerful that it drags us kicking and screaming towards the truth despite our best efforts to avoid it.

One of the best ways to educate our hearts is to look at our interaction with other people, because our relationships with others are fundamentally a reflection of our relationship with ourselves.