Very ugly or very beautiful women should be flattered on their understanding, and mediocre ones on their beauty.

As fathers commonly go, it is seldom a misfortune to be fatherless; and considering the general run of sons, as seldom a misfortune to be childless.

The mere brute pleasure of reading - the sort of pleasure a cow must have in grazing.

If we do not plant knowledge when young, it will give us no shade when we are old.

Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

Being pretty on the inside means you don't hit your brother and you eat all your peas - that's what my grandma taught me.

Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise.

Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.

You must look into people, as well as at them.

A man's own good breeding is the best security against other people's ill manners.

Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination: never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

Your emotions are the slaves to your thoughts, and you are the slave to your emotions.

Opportunity's precious, and time is a sword.

Moral living sometimes demands difficult choices. It requires selflessness.

Sometimes I definitely feel a sense of accomplishment but it’s never after accomplishing something.

It's time you stop thinking that because you did something, it's... amazing. All you've got to do is say, 'OK. If I'm great, what do they call Steve Jobs?'

The job is never done and every generation has to fight again.

Global commerce is driven by a single conviction: the inalienable right to earn profit, regardless of any human cost.

The people that are surrounding me have my best interest.

One-armed butlers, they can take it but they can't dish it out

Writing the songs is always emotional and most of the vocals on there are the first three takes from the demos, because they give so much more. You're in that moment, so it speaks for itself.