What would constitute useful history? That which should teach us our duties and our rights, without appearing to teach them.

Love is a canvas furnished by nature and embroidered by imagination.

If you want to know who controls you, look at who you are not allowed to criticize.

It is dangerous to be right in matters where established men are wrong.

The mirror is a worthless invention. The only way to truly see yourself is in the reflection of someone else's eyes.

Give me the patience for the small things of life, courage for the great trials of life. Help me to do my best each day and then go to sleep knowing God is awake.

Many are destined to reason wrongly; others, not to reason at all; and others, to persecute those who do reason.

Each player must accept the cards life deals him or her: but once they are in hand, he or she alone must decide how to play the cards in order to win the game.

The most important decision you make is to be in a good mood.

Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.

The more often a stupidity is repeated, the more it gets the appearance of wisdom.

Faith in God will elevate you to next level blessings.

I am the character you are not supposed to like.

The human species is no more unsuited to give birth than any other of the 5,000 or so species of mammals on the planet. We are merely the most confused.

Win if you can, lose if you must, but always cheat.

I still want to get some empathy from the audience, even though she's pathetic.

My main thing is not eating processed food.

I'm a huge Paul Thomas Anderson fan.

I never really want to repeat myself, obviously, but even if I do, it's because it is a choice.

Am I allowed to ask my book / whether it's true I wrote it?

The world has no room for cowards.