Whenever you hold a fellow creature in distress, remember that he is a man.

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult

A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.

The important thing about a problem is not its solution, but the strength we gain in finding the solution

Don't stumble over something behind you.

We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.

Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.

When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy.

There in no one more unfortunate than the man who has never been unfortunate. for it has never been in his power to try himself.

It's all in your headJ you have the power to make things seem hard or easy or even amusing. The choice is yours.

Death is the wish of some, the relief of many, and the end of all.

The fact that life has no meaning is a reason to live-moreover, the only one.

How do you let go of anger? How do you release a fury you’ve been standing on for so long, you would stumble were it yanked away?

Mae West had it right—try anything once, do it again if you like it.

I just don't want to die the same day Castro dies

Did television execs have souls? Now, that was an existential question and a half.

I am trying to check my habits of seeing, to counter them for the sake of greater freshness. I am trying to be unfamiliar with what I'm doing.

That's been my sort of aim in life, to never miss an opportunity.

Voodoo doll belong in the house of voodoo.

Ethanol is, in its pure form, just as much of a sham as oil.

Acting as if you were what you want to become and know you can become is the way to remove self-doubt and enter your real-magic kingdom.