Time is, of all modes of existence, most obsequious to the imagination.

Cucumber should be well sliced, dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out.

The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.

Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.

Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.

When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.

Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world.

A man who uses a great many words to express his meaning is like a bad marksman who, instead of aiming a single stone at an object, takes up a handful and throws at it in hopes he may hit.

There are minds so impatient of inferiority that their gratitude is a species of revenge, and they return benefits, not because recompense is a pleasure, but because obligation is a pain.

When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.

He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life in fruitless efforts.

Have faith in your abilities and stay committed to your goals.

Tell me, Choi Yoori...are your lips as soft as they look?

A big island of library, in the middle of an ocean, away from all the fools of the world, would this place not be a real paradise?

She was a Phantom of delight When first she gleamed upon my sight A lovely Apparition sent To be a moment's ornament.

I had to force myself not to be overly protective because I had lost one child.

The average man is not hard to mystify.

But I am committed to keeping this city a strong and viable center for commerce and industry, for continuing to make it a place of opportunity for its citizens.

I was born in New York City, but I was raised in New Jersey, part of the great Jewish emigration of 1963.

[As a child] I was very interested in books that detailed injustice and how people who are underdogs were mistreated throughout history.

With me, as a town clerk or city manager, there are certain things that I'm supposed to do - if I don't do them, then I don't deserve to continue in this post.