Troops of heroes undistinguished die.

The greatest sweetener of human life is Friendship.

What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable.

I value my garden more for being full of blackbirds than of cherries, and very frankly give them fruit for their songs.

If you wish to succeed in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother, and hope your guardian genius.

Cheerfulness is the best promoter of health and is as friendly to the mind as to the body.

Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.

Sunday clears away the rust of the whole week.

No one is more cherished in this world than someone who lightens the burden of another. Thank you.

The voice of reason is more to be regarded than the bent of any present inclination; since inclination will at length come over to reason, though we can never force reason to comply with inclination.

Ridicule is generally made use of to laugh men out of virtue and good sense, by attacking everything praiseworthy in human life.

What lies beyond the wormhole ... is the devil incarnate.

Land is not merely soil, it is a fountain of energy flowing through a circuit of soils, plants and animals.

Public Schools too often fail because they are shielded from the very force that improves performance and sparks innovation in nearly every other human enterprise - competition.

I never set out to write a certain kind of song, I just play my guitar and see if I catch something.

What's wrong with transforming food?

I enjoy making films, but my heart is in the stage. Every night you have to be on. There's no second take.

I've got the brain of a four year old. I'll bet he was glad to be rid of it.

I allowed artists to play for as long as they felt they could justifiably continue to create.

The wise skeptic does not teach doubt but how] to look for the permanent in the mutable and fleeting.

There really isn't a time to pause and have a celebration. I feel so serious about the whole thing.