To assess the intelligence of a committee, divide the IQ of its stupidest member by the number of members.

If a grasshopper tries to fight a lawnmower, one may admire his courage but not his judgement.

Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.

You can sway a thousand men by appealing to their prejudices quicker than you can convince one man by logic.

Never underestimate the power of human stupidity.

Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.

I never learned from a man who agreed with me.

A generation which ignores history has no past — and no future.

Don't ever become a pessimist... a pessimist is correct oftener than an optimist, but an optimist has more fun, and neither can stop the march of events.

May you live as long as you wish and love as long as you live.

It is a truism that almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so.

When you cant decipher the seasons, you are unable to know your destiny.

I am now quite cured of seeking pleasure in society, be it country or town. A sensible man ought to find sufficient company in himself.

I have no expectation of making a hit every time I come to bat.

On the diffusion of education among the people rest the preservation and perpetuation of our free institutions.

I consider Ric Flair to be one of the great comedic minds. But I never got to see him growing up because that was back when they still had territories.

I can only give what I have. And when I receive, I give it back.

Let your heart feel for the afflictions and distress of everyone, and let your hand give in proportion to your purse.

Tryna forgive you for abandonin me Prayin but I think I'm still an angel away

The best education for a writer, I think, is to read a lot - college can be a good place to do that.

When I was a kid, I didn't collect stamps, or weird toys, or anything. I don't even have music - I don't even have a CD collection. So that's not really my thing.