When I was happy I thought I knew men, but it was fated that I should know them in misfortune only.

Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.

The reason most people fail instead of succeed is they trade what they want most for what they want at the moment.

Victory is not always winning the battle...but rising every time you fall.

Six hours' sleep for a man, seven for a woman, and eight for a fool.

Moses has revealed the existence of God to his nation. Jesus Christ to the Roman world, Muhammad to the old continent.

If you wish to be a success in the world, promise everything, deliver nothing.

You become strong by defying defeat and by turning loss into gain and failure to success.

Until you spread your wings, you'll have no idea how far you can fly.

To have a right estimate of a man's character, we must see him in misfortune.

The purpose of religion is to keep the poor from killing the rich.

Today we recognize that the emotion of disgust evolved as an unconscious defense against biological contamination.

Never memorize what you can look up in a book.

It is reason, and not passion, which must guide our deliberations, guide our debate, and guide our decision.

Every great dream begins with a dreamer.

All the time nature is trying to tell us things and we blur her greatness with our little thoughts, our feebleness and flesh.

I don't necessarily believe in aliens coming to the States, and I don't buy into the government cover-up.

Fiction that adds up, that suggests a "logical consistency," or an explanation of some kind, is surely second-rate fiction; for the truth of life is its mystery.

For me a watch is a really beautiful instrument. I don't so much care what time it is but I do love watches, and I love how they're constructed.

What is called generosity is usually only the vanity of giving; we enjoy the vanity more. If you can't feed a hundred people, then just feed one.

I've spent several years in Hollywood, and I still think the movie heroes are in the audience.