Truth is like heat or light; its vibrations are endless, and are endlessly felt.

Nobody who is somebody looks down on anybody.

As soon as you feel too old to do a thing, do it.

One must desire something to be alive.

Self-sacrifice which denies common sense is not a virtue. It's a spiritual dissipation.

One must desire something to be alive; perhaps absolute satisfaction is only another name for Death.

I have heard that a man might be his own lawyer, but you can't be your own judge.

A pint can't hold a quart - if it holds a pint it is doing all that can be expected of it.

Nothing may be more selfish than remorse.

A letter is a risky thing; the writer gambles on the reader's frame of mind.

I've always thought the law ought to put on spectacles, it has mighty poor eyesight once in a while.

Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves.

The word courage comes from the French word 'coeur', which means heart. True power proceeds not from force, but from love.

There are models who don't eat. That's worrisome - you need the right amount of gas to get going.

I feel mushy these days when I think about art and artists and the work that lies ahead for us. There's good work to be done and there's joy to be found in it, I think.

It's your life story if you're a mathematician: every time you discover something neat, you discover that Gauss or Newton knew it in his crib.

The harder it is, the better you become.

It shouldn't be a Republican or Democratic issue whether we take care of the environment. That should be a human issue.

A man may manifest and communicate his joy, but he should conceal and smother his grief as much as possible.

I accept refreshment at any hands, however lowly.