To be poor and independent is very nearly an impossibility.

You never know what you can do till you try.

It is by attempting to reach the top at a single leap that so much misery is caused in the world.

Sit down to write what you have thought, and not to think what you shall write.

If the people of Sheffield could only receive a tenth part of what their knives sell for by retail in America, Sheffield might pave its streets with silver.

Men fail much oftener from want of perseverance than from want of talent.

Never esteem men on account of their riches or their station. Respect goodness, find it where you may.

Nothing is so well calculated to produce a death-like torpor in the country as an extended system of taxation and a great national debt.

The power which money gives is that of brute force; it is the power of the bludgeon and the bayonet.

I defy you to agitate any fellow with a full stomach.

Men of integrity are generally pretty obstinate, in adhering to an opinion once adopted.

I feel very emotional and party.

Get your egos off the battlefield.

The devil is more interesting than God.

Everyone's journey is completely different.

Why would anybody want a friend?

You fell in love with someone because of the tilt of his smile, or because he could make you laugh, or in this case, because he made you believe that you were the only one who could save him.

It's alright if you lose a few battles, but as long as you win the war, that's all that matters.

One of the wonderful things about Oprah: She teaches you to keep on stepping.

To wish is of little account; to succeed you must earnestly desire; and this desire must shorten thy sleep.

I've never really considered myself just a street artist. I consider myself a populist.