To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered.

Love is a canvas furnished by nature and embroidered by imagination.

If you want to know who controls you, look at who you are not allowed to criticize.

It is dangerous to be right in matters where established men are wrong.

The mirror is a worthless invention. The only way to truly see yourself is in the reflection of someone else's eyes.

Give me the patience for the small things of life, courage for the great trials of life. Help me to do my best each day and then go to sleep knowing God is awake.

Many are destined to reason wrongly; others, not to reason at all; and others, to persecute those who do reason.

Each player must accept the cards life deals him or her: but once they are in hand, he or she alone must decide how to play the cards in order to win the game.

The most important decision you make is to be in a good mood.

Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.

The more often a stupidity is repeated, the more it gets the appearance of wisdom.

I see my mother exactly as she is – sad and strong, tense and trying.

Whoever today speaks of human existence in terms of power, efficiency, and historical tasks is an actual or potential assassin.

I hate saying I'm a new musician, because I've been doing this forever, but they like to put new musicians on a lot of weird bills.

I'm an investor in a number of biotech companies, partly because of my incredible enthusiasm for the great innovations they will bring.

How joyously the young sea-mew Lay dreaming on the waters blue, Whereon our little bark had thrown A little shade, the only one; But shadows ever man pursue.

The Holy Spirit is God the evangelist.

One can have only as much preparation as he has foresight.

Humility is the cornerstone of leadership.

from you, my dear Erasmus, let me obtain this request, that just as I bear with your ignorance in these matters, so you in turn will bear with my lack of eloquence.

People's expectations of what I'm capable of doing are very low. People have been used to hearing little one-liners and me play around.