Try as one may, it is impossible to deny one's nature

It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds.

United we stand, divided we fall.

Every truth has two sides; it is as well to look at both, before we commit ourselves to either.

Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.

There's smoke in my iris, but I painted a sunny day on the insides of my eyelids

A doubtful friend is worse than a certain enemy. Let a man be one thing or the other, and we then know how to meet him.

We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.

No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.

The little reed, bending to the force of the wind, soon stood upright again when the storm had passed over.

It is thrifty to prepare today for the wants of tomorrow.

If one person has an imaginary friend they're crazy, if many people have the same imaginary friend its religion

The heart is wiser than the intellect.

Drilling in ANWR fails to lower energy prices today and sets no long term energy strategy for tomorrow.

I met this homeless man who had never owned a shirt in his life. He had taken his pants and worn them as a shirt and I thought it was so creative. He was liberated from the conventions of fashion.

I was the little white kid who rocked the turntables

I went to China for a brief working visit, and I thought that Shanghai was interesting, but Beijing totally grabbed me.

Therefore the blind Jews are truly stupid fools.

I dont plan on stopping anytime soon.

While parents should always provide shelter from a storm, they should sometimes allow children to play in the rain.

And suddenly all your troubles melt away, all your worries are gone, and it is for no reason other than the look in your partner's eyes. Yes, sometimes life and love really is that simple.