What's a' your jargon o' your schools, Your Latin names for horns and stools; If honest nature made you fools.

Oh would some power the gift give us, to see ourselves as others see us!

My heart 's in the Highlands, my heart is not here; My heart 's in the Highlands a-chasing the deer.

Now's the day and now's the hour.

Gie me ae spark o' Nature's fire, That's a' the learning I desire.

There is no such uncertainty as a sure thing.

The snowdrop and primrose our woodlands adorn, and violets bathe in the wet o' the morn.

The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry.

The best-laid schemes o' mice an' men, Gang aft a-gley, And leave us nought but grief and pain, For promised joy.

Dare to be honest and fear no labor.

But pleasures are like poppies spread, You seize the flower, it's bloom is shed; Or, like the snow-fall in the river, A moment white, then melts forever.

Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.

Our characters are the result of our conduct.

Good grooming is integral, and impeccable style is a must. If you don't look the part, no one will want to give you time or money.

Every proposal I'm making, every idea I'm advancing has a single, central purpose: to revive a failing economy and give working Americans the help and security they need.

It is no use asking me or anyone else how to dig... Better to go and watch a man digging, and then take a spade and try to do it.

Don't expect others to listen to your advice and ignore your example.

The more alive we feel, the more we can contribute to the lives of others.

Childhood didn't have a big influence on me, really - in fact I spent most of it plotting how to escape.

Try things. Laugh a lot. Mess up. Apologize. Hug people. Take chances. Trust yourself. Lose things. Get over it.

If the reason for doing something is that everyone else is doing it, it's not a good enough reason.