To a people warlike and indigent, an incursion into a rich country is never hurtful.

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.

How many times has our conscience firmly prompted us to ‘draw the line, ’ and we showed up with an eraser?

No one in USAID embodied the spirit of compassion and brotherhood that underpins our efforts more than Larry Foley.

It is a truth universally acknowledged that as soon as one part of your life starts looking up, another falls to pieces.

You’re a good guy, Cam.” “No, I’m not.” He exhaled deeply and his breath was warm against my cheek. “I’m only good with you.

When trouble haunts me, need I sigh?No, rather smile away despair

You can't let any team awe you.

I live on good soup, not on fine words.

At some point we all have to move on. Im here to create some kind of legacy in Brooklyn.

I listen to some of the lyrics I used to write and I say, "Where was my head at when I wrote that?"

You've got to jump off cliffs and build your wings on the way down.