We take our colors, chameleon-like, from each other.

A day without laughter is a day wasted.

Contemplation often makes life miserable. We should act more, think less, and stop watching ourselves live.

The sunset glow of self-possession.

There are more people who wish to be loved than there are who are willing to love.

The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.

The most wasted day of all is that on which we have not laughed.

The only thing that stops God from sending another flood is that the first one was useless.

Pleasure can be supported by an illusion; but happiness rests upon truth.

Intelligent people make many mistakes because they cannot believe the world is really as foolish as it is.

Society is divided into two classes, the shearers and the shorn.

If we focus on ourselves alone, we run our nation down.

There is one inevitable criterion of judgment touching religious faith ... Can you reduce it to practice? If not have none of it.

If we are intended for great ends we are called to great hazards.

It's time for the US to widen its circle of learning, not to circle its wagons against hostile ideas in education reform.

I know Andy Roddick's probably tired about me talking about how many times I beat him when we were kids

What we need are critical lovers of America - patriots who express their faith in their country by working to improve it.

Desire of power, on earth a vicious weed, Yet, sprung from high, is of celestial seed: In God 'tisglory; and when men aspire, 'Tis but a spark too much of heavenly fire.

I think that running a studio gave me an appetite for making a lot of different kinds of movies and it's given me the opportunity to do that.

There is no disgrace in peace. There can never be dishonor in peace.

A crowd flowed over London Bridge, so many, I had not thought death had undone so many.