Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.

As fathers commonly go, it is seldom a misfortune to be fatherless; and considering the general run of sons, as seldom a misfortune to be childless.

The mere brute pleasure of reading - the sort of pleasure a cow must have in grazing.

If we do not plant knowledge when young, it will give us no shade when we are old.

Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

Being pretty on the inside means you don't hit your brother and you eat all your peas - that's what my grandma taught me.

Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise.

You must look into people, as well as at them.

A man's own good breeding is the best security against other people's ill manners.

Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination: never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

Advice is seldom welcome, and those who need it the most, like it the least.

Understanding faith can be like trying to hold onto jello. Just when you think you've got a handful of the stuff, all you really have is the residue all over your sticky hands.

I determine my own worth. If I had to rely on others, I'd have lain down and died waiting.

My parents and my grandfather on my mom's side would travel the earth. They went to Australia and China, and they went to probably every soccer game I ever played.

In your present-moment awareness, awaken to your innocence, your trust, your love, your eternal being.

Prayer is the chief exercise of faith.

I've never had any delusions about being a leading man, and it's not sour grapes to say that in the best films that I've always enjoyed, the cliched leading man type isn't a part of the picture.

Donald Trump will be a tragedy, a sad joke in American history.

The political philosophy of black nationalism means that the black man should control the politics and the politicians in his own community; no more.

Make a plan to change the world. For one night, don't disbelieve that you can.

If you follow a religion but are devoid of the Love of God, then those that do not follow a religion but have the love of God are better.