We talk of the Turks, and abhor the cannibals; but may not some of them, go to heaven, before some of us?

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.

Don't just read words, ' he would tell her as he held up the latest story, 'devour them. Let the words create new worlds.

The geek of the Earth are a tribe and they are mighty.

Chana knows, I wondered sometimes how I raised that child without strangling her. By age six, [Jasnah] was pointing out my logical fallacies as I tried to get her to go to bed on time.

A merchant who approaches business with the idea of serving the public well has nothing to fear from the competition.

You have to slow your heart rate, stay calm. You have to shoot in between your heartbeats.

I think everybody at some point - especially if they've been working their whole lives - should take time out and think about what they've done.

Theology without practice is the theology of demons

You know it's love when you want to keep holding hands even after you're sweaty.

Always remember that no matter what anyone is saying to you from the outside, the most important conversation is the one you are having with yourself on the inside.

In its power, clarity and shear beauty, Mack Bailey's voice reminds me of no one more than my friend, the late John Denver. I love to hear this man sing.