Those who seek education in the paths of duty are always deceived by the illusion that power in the hands of friends is an advantage to them.

A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.

All experience is an arch, to build upon.

The Indian Summer of life should be a little sunny and a little sad, like the season, and infinite in wealth and depth of tone, but never hustled.

One friend in a life-time is much; two are many; three are hardly possible. Friendship needs a certain parallelism of life, a community of thought, a rivalry of aim.

Chaos was the law of nature; Order was the dream of man.

One friend in a lifetime is much; two are many; three are hardly possible.

Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit.

They know enough who know how to learn.

The American President resembles the commander of a ship at sea. He must have a helm to grasp, a course to steer, a port to seek.

Some day science may have the existence of mankind in its power, and the human race commit suicide, by blowing up the world.

Thus I assume that to each according to his threat advantage is not a conception of justice.

Get the kNACk of being you by getting the NAG out of you. Find out how in Chapter 5.

Don't be ashamed for lack of knowledge. The real crime is having but not using it

Convictions are variable; to be always consistent is to be sometimes dishonest.

I realise few people get to live the life they always wanted, but I'm so neurotic, I don't really think about it. I'm too busy thinking, 'I hope I don't screw up my next scene.

If I felt we had alienated the Unionists, it would worry me because we've spent a great deal of time trying to open up discussion and dialogue with the Unionist Parties.

if you are going to be pushed you had better jump

God has been kind to dogs in no putting a sense of beauty into their heads.

Life ... is only heavy and none else; there is only the one trip, all heavy. Heavy that leads to the grave. For everyone and everything.

On the red carpet, I saw all these great stories, and I also got to see the plastic surgery up close.