Vain, very vain, my weary search to find That bliss which only centers in the mind.

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

Blame where you must, be candid where you can, And be each critic the Good-natured Man.

To make a fine gentleman, several trades are required, but chiefly a barber.

One writer, for instance, excels at a plan or a title page, another works away at the body of the book, and a third is a dab at an index.

People seldom improve when they have no other model but themselves to copy.

I love everything that's old, - old friends, old times, old manners, old books, old wine.

A man who leaves home to mend himself and others is a philosopher; but he who goes from country to country, guided by the blind impulse of curiosity, is a vagabond.

Ridicule has always been the enemy of enthusiasm, and the only worthy opponent to ridicule is success.

Ceremonies are different in every country, but true politeness is everywhere the same.

Life is a journey that must be traveled no matter how bad the roads and accommodations.

He felt the inability to grieve as a terrible flaw.

This is not to say, there never comes a day I'll take my chances and start again. And when I look behind on all my younger times, I'll have to thank the wrongs that led me to a love so strong.

Perhaps I've been perceived more as a romantic comedy actor, but overall, I enjoy acting in any shape or form.

I'm just being who I am and expressing myself as everyone else does.

Universities are very clarifying places of power, because everyone is focused on trying to figure out exactly what to do with their lives.

Regardless of the situation, react with class.

I went to Congress to change the policies of our country. I did not go to change the behaviors of members of Congress.

There are two kinds of typical days. There's the typical day when I'm writing a novel, and there's the typical day when I'm not.

There must be something about art... almost all cultures have done art. It's a refining of the senses, which are there to keep us alive. As far as we know, no other animals do that.

The importance of an artist is bringing new signs into a language.