Truth, Sir, is a cow which will yield such people no more milk, and so they are gone to milk the bull.

Cucumber should be well sliced, dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out.

The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.

Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.

Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.

When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.

Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world.

A man who uses a great many words to express his meaning is like a bad marksman who, instead of aiming a single stone at an object, takes up a handful and throws at it in hopes he may hit.

There are minds so impatient of inferiority that their gratitude is a species of revenge, and they return benefits, not because recompense is a pleasure, but because obligation is a pain.

When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.

He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life in fruitless efforts.

The world is always open, Waiting to be discovered.

Fiction is just that–fiction. Yes, it is serious business, but it should also be taken for face value. It’s entertainment. It’s escapism. It’s 365 pages of relaxation.

I look myself in the mirror and see what I am inside. In a glimpse, I find the perfection in the imperfect evidence of the former existence.”Katia M. S.

I don't care... Actually i do... That's the whole problem...

It’s a known fact that in certain contexts people’s great strengths become their epic failings.

Organizing is providing people with the opportunity to become aware of their own capabilities and potential.

Without trying to get too self-indulgent, there's a fine line between making something that's soundtracky and cinematic, or making it sound like a bad 70s prog-rock record.

When Mama prayed, lives were changed. Not much more than five foot tall, but mountains big and small crumbled all away.

I own over ninety-five different hats and, over the years, have lost or given away 120 hats. You gain to lose you lose to gain.

I feel that racial profiling may be a very complicated and long-standing problem. It will take a long time even to make tiny progress.