Thus all things altered. Nothing dies. And here and there the unbodied spirit flies.

My hopes are not always realized, but I always hope.

A horse never runs so fast as when he has other horses to catch up and outpace.

Quarrels are the dowry which married folk bring one another.

Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you.

Make the workmanship surpass the materials.

Love is no assignment for cowards.

Happy is the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind, and has given up worrying once and for all.

The man who has experienced shipwreck shudders even at a calm sea.

Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence.

If you want to be loved, be lovable.

Life's not black-and-white. Sometimes the ends justifies the means.

They are trying to take you back from me now, and they will—but only for a brief, little while—

South Africa never leaves one indifferent. Its history, its population, its landscapes and cultures - all speak to the visitor, to the student, to the friend of Africa.

I think comedy is on an organic upsurge right now because when I started, it was 1978 at The Comedy Store and Letterman had just stopped emceeing his morning show.

It is natural to try to understand one's own time and to seek to analyse the forces that move it.

Accusing a politician of being politically expedient is like accusing water of being wet or circles for being round.

Sure it's a big job; but I don't know anyone who can do it better than I can.

Money is cool, but being proud of yourself is something that's so rare.

There are all kinds of friends you make in life... But there's something different about someone who spreads their wings with you.

When do we ask the Sierra Club to pick up the tab for this leak?