Wise men appreciate all men for they see the good in each and know how hard it is to make anything good.

The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.

Dreams will get you nowhere, a good kick in the pants will take you a long way.

He that can live alone resembles the brute beast in nothing, the sage in much, and God in everything.

It is better to sleep on things beforehand than lie awake about them afterwards.

Self-reflection is the school of wisdom.

The wise have a solid sense of silence and the ability to keep a storehouse of secrets. Their capacity and character are respected.

Know or listen to those who know.

To find one real friend in a lifetime is good fortune; to keep him is a blessing.

There are friendships merely for pleasure, some for the exchange of ideas. Rarest are those friends of one's inmost self.

A single lie destroys a whole reputation for integrity.

My phone is always in front of me, 24/7.

Humility is born of the spirit, humiliation of the ego.

It is better, saith the law, to suffer a mischief that is peculiar to one, than an inconvenience that may prejudice many.

Don't piss in my ear and tell me it's raining.

If we get chased out of Iraq with our tail between our legs, that will be the fifth consecutive Third-world country with no hint of a Navy or an Air Force to have whipped us in the past 40 years.

He has a song in his heart for me. I hope it is not "Shut Uppa You Face, Whatsa Matta You.

You don't have to turn this into something. It doesn't have to upset you. Things can't shape our decisions by themselves.

You can make anything out of anything.

When man has come to the Turnstiles of Night, all the creeds in the world seem to him wonderfully alike and colorless.

I have been a bit of a risk-taker all my life.