We cannot live for ourselves alone.

It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.

A smile is the chosen vehicle of all ambiguities.

I am, as I am; whether hideous, or handsome, depends upon who is made judge.

Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well- warmed, and well-fed.

Dream tonight of peacock tails, Diamond fields and spouter whales. Ills are many, blessing few, But dreams tonight will shelter you.

Toil is man's allotment; toil of brain, or toil of hands, or a grief that's more than either, the grief and sin of idleness.

Meditation and water are wedded for ever.

I love to sail forbidden seas, and land on barbarous coasts.

Aye, aye! and I'll chase him round Good Hope, and round the Horn, and round the Norway Maelstrom, and round perdition's flames before I give him up.

War should be carried on like a monsoon; one changeless determination of every particle towards the one unalterable aim.

Because you don't learn anything unless you can find the patience to read. TV takes that away from you. It robs you from your mind.

There are moments when we all step away from the light...

Be as Student as long as you still have something to learn, and this will mean all your life

I believe a lot in monogamy, let me tell you.

The specific course you decide upon is, within certain parameters, less important than the vigor with which you execute it.

The United Nations is the greatest fraud in history. Its purpose is to destroy the United States.

Almost every officer is going to put their life on the line at some point in their career.

I just can't wake from these scary dreams.

I think if you do term limits, you would really increase the power of lobbying.

I went into the family business. To me, it was the norm and not the exception.