What pity is it That we can die, but once to serve our country.

The greatest sweetener of human life is Friendship.

What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable.

I value my garden more for being full of blackbirds than of cherries, and very frankly give them fruit for their songs.

If you wish to succeed in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother, and hope your guardian genius.

Cheerfulness is the best promoter of health and is as friendly to the mind as to the body.

Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.

Sunday clears away the rust of the whole week.

No one is more cherished in this world than someone who lightens the burden of another. Thank you.

The voice of reason is more to be regarded than the bent of any present inclination; since inclination will at length come over to reason, though we can never force reason to comply with inclination.

Ridicule is generally made use of to laugh men out of virtue and good sense, by attacking everything praiseworthy in human life.

I have an excuse, actually, why I've been drinking so much. I haven't said this out loud yet - this is exciting - I'm drinking for two. Thank you, wow. I mean, just for now. Somebody's being evicted.

This is the most exciting part of being human. It is using our brains in the highest way. Otherwise we are just healthy animals

I think there are a lot of crazy guys that I've played with in the past. Wayne VanDorp, when I played in Chicago. He wasn't a big name, but my God was he nuts.

When we view elevated ideas of Nature, the result of that view is admiration, which is always the cause of pleasure.

In 5 billion years, the expansion of the universe will have progressed to the point where all other galaxies will have receded beyond detection.

We've barley stepped into the bright glow of the realms when everything goes dark.

Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that.

I would do the baby voice and it's kind of like this character I made up. But in real life, I'm completely different. I'm very smart. I think a lot of people will assume I'm an airhead.

I am blessed to have been born in Australia where water sports are loved and swimmers are revered.

In struggling against anguish one never produces serenity; the struggle against anguish only produces new forms of anguish.