Top-heavy was the ship as a dinnerless student with all Aristotle in his head.

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.

If only people could understand me, And know how I want to live.Trust me, there would be a real smile on my face, Rather than slightly curvy lips.

God is a God of purpose with eternal significance to everything he does

Women, you overheated dipsomaniacs, never passing up a chance to wangle a drink, a great boon to bartenders but a bane to us--not to mention our crockery and our woolens!

Using terrorism or jihadists or extremists for any political agenda is immoral.

Whatever you do, don't do it halfway.

Television moves fast, and you don't have the indulgences you have when you're shooting movies of so many takes because there are tight deadlines.

The state we find ourselves in is sinful quite independent of guilt.

Nothing is complete and thus nothing is exempt from criticism.

Change needs practice. And practice needs patience.

In my teams, when we win, we all win, and when we lose, I lose.