When among wild beasts, if they menace you, be a wild beast.

It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.

A smile is the chosen vehicle of all ambiguities.

I am, as I am; whether hideous, or handsome, depends upon who is made judge.

Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well- warmed, and well-fed.

Dream tonight of peacock tails, Diamond fields and spouter whales. Ills are many, blessing few, But dreams tonight will shelter you.

Toil is man's allotment; toil of brain, or toil of hands, or a grief that's more than either, the grief and sin of idleness.

Meditation and water are wedded for ever.

I love to sail forbidden seas, and land on barbarous coasts.

Aye, aye! and I'll chase him round Good Hope, and round the Horn, and round the Norway Maelstrom, and round perdition's flames before I give him up.

War should be carried on like a monsoon; one changeless determination of every particle towards the one unalterable aim.

To Lawren Harris art was almost a mission. He believed that a country which ignored the arts left no record of itself worth preserving.

The truth is that in my job, becoming old and becoming extinct are one and the same thing.

Nothing exists without a cause, the original cause of this universe we call God.

Islands are where species go to die.

Music saved me; I mean, my upbringing was like a hurricane, and music was the tree I held onto.

I believe that visualization is one of the most powerful means of achieving personal goals.

I will do whatever I have to do to reach people with the things I believe are important. Life is too short not to do everything you can.

If you want to live a top shelf life then you need to stand on the books you have read. Never stop learning, never stop growing.

What we need today are not more laws to govern believers. What we need is a greater revelation and appreciation of Jesus and everything that He has done for us!

Everything that is contradictory creates life