To be a born American citizen seems a guarantee against pauperism; and this, perhaps, springs from the virtue of a vote.

It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.

A smile is the chosen vehicle of all ambiguities.

I am, as I am; whether hideous, or handsome, depends upon who is made judge.

Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well- warmed, and well-fed.

Dream tonight of peacock tails, Diamond fields and spouter whales. Ills are many, blessing few, But dreams tonight will shelter you.

Toil is man's allotment; toil of brain, or toil of hands, or a grief that's more than either, the grief and sin of idleness.

Meditation and water are wedded for ever.

I love to sail forbidden seas, and land on barbarous coasts.

Aye, aye! and I'll chase him round Good Hope, and round the Horn, and round the Norway Maelstrom, and round perdition's flames before I give him up.

War should be carried on like a monsoon; one changeless determination of every particle towards the one unalterable aim.

God gives much grace for great work.

Do the new, be the change.

The Adequate Protest demands far more than protests. It calls for Great and Daring Leaps of Integrity and Courage to See.

Let no rank puff up anyone for faith and love are paramount - the greatest blessings in the world.

The individual and the race are always moving, and as we drift into new latitudes new lights open in the heaven more immediately over us.

To know anything well involves a profound sensation of ignorance.

It's a shame to waste [the uniqueness that is you], by doing what someone else has done.

I am a big Ellen fan. I have been one for quite a long time now. I used to do the local news talk shows with her in San Francisco, when we were both still kids.

I was never completely destitute. I think I borrowed money once off a friend, but I've always been quite careful with my money, having come from not much of it.

The simple fact is that we must not-and we will not-surrender our borders to those who wish to exploit our history of compassion and justice.