Wherever wood can swim, there I am sure to find this flag of England.

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.

Self-employment killed the weekend.

My husband will never chase another woman. He's too fine too decent too old.

As I understand it, sport is hard work for which you do not get paid.

Every age yearns for a more beautiful world. The deeper the desperation and the depression about the confusing present, the more intense that yearning.

Why children?' he asked. 'Why always children? For love to end where it begins is far more beautiful, and Nature knows it.

Paris is my favorite place in the world. I've never been there, at all... But I wanna live there, even though I've never been.

To try and fit reincarnation into a neat mental package is very unwise. You will be very surprised when you discover that it doesn't work out that way. Your illusions will be painful for you.

Read a lot. Reading really helps. Read anything you can get your hands on.

I don't know what's wrong with me. It's like all I can do is keep writing this gibberish to keep from breaking apart.

I believe in the gold standard. I like solid lumps of things. You can always melt them down.