To have and not to give is often worse than to steal.

None are so inconsiderate as those who demand nothing of life other than their own personal comfort.

Misanthropy is a suit of armor lined with thorns.

Many think they have a kind heart who have only weak nerves.

An intelligent woman has millions of born enemies... all the stupid men.

We are so vain that we even care for the opinion of those we don't care for.

Calmness is the graceful form of Confidence.

Exceptions are not always the proof of the old rule; they can also be the harbinger of a new one.

Nothing is so often and so irrevocably missed as the opportunity which crops up daily.

There are very few honest friends--the demand is not particularly great.

Pain is the great teacher of mankind. Beneath its breath souls develop.

We rob ourselves when we make decisions in the moment with no thought of how those decisions will impact our futures.

Statistics suggest that when customers complain, business owners and managers ought to get excited about it. The complaining customer represents a huge opportunity for more business.

I've only ever wanted to be a singer I never wanted to be famous.

My main trick is to work with amazing people. It's a long and twisty journey, and you need people that really are amazing and have this rare gift of honesty and courage and really open up.

I just have to be me.

The purpose of art is nothing less than the upliftment of the human spirit.

The love of country is more powerful than reason itself.

Don't get buried in the thick of thin things.

There is no such thing as pure good or pure evil, least of all in people.