When we envy another, we make their virtue our vice.

A burlesque word is often a powerful sermon.

Whatever we conceive well we express clearly, and words flow with ease. [Fr., Ce que l'on concoit bien s'enonce clairement, Et les mots pour le dire arrivent aisement.]

Of all the animals which fly in the air, walk on the land, or swim in the sea, from Paris to Peru, from Japan to Rome, the most foolish animal in my opinion is man.

However big the fool, there is always a bigger fool to admire him.

Hasten slowly, and without losing heart, put your work twenty times upon the anvil. [Fr., Hatez-vous lentement; et, sans perdre courage, Vingt fois sur le metier remettez votre ouvrage.]

Whate'er is well conceived is clearly said, And the words to say it flow with ease.

In spite of every sage whom Greece can show, Unerring wisdom never dwelt below; Folly in all of every age we see, The only difference lies in the degree.

Often the fear on one evil leads us into a worse.

Whatever we well understand we express clearly, and words flow with ease.

The wisest man is generally he who thinks himself the least so.

Too many of us take great pains with what we ingest through our mouths, and far less with what we partake of through our ears and eyes.

Andrea: "....I think a dog is a great idea. I just never pictured you with a mutant poodle.” Kate: “He isn’t a poodle. He’s a Doberman mix."Andrea: “Aha. Keep telling yourself that.

Sunday is my favorite day of the week! Hangin with the lil man and dancing to yo gabba gabba thanks andy sandburg for the sweet moves!

You Do Not Know Is in You— an Inexhaustible Fountain of Ideas. Another reason for writing a diary is to discover that the ideas in you are an inexhaustible fountain.

African famine is not a visitation of fate. It is largely man-made, and the men who made it are largely Africans.

Never be unfaithful to a lover, except with your wife.

Kindness and gentleness never had a gender, and neither did empathy.

For many years, my formula has been to love yourself, move your body and to watch portion size. But the No. 1 thing is to love and value yourself, no matter what you've been through.

If you're going to re-invent healthcare you have to start from scratch.

I don't sit under the tattoo gun unless I'm sold on it completely and it will define me as a person.