Women, then, are only children of a larger growth

As fathers commonly go, it is seldom a misfortune to be fatherless; and considering the general run of sons, as seldom a misfortune to be childless.

The mere brute pleasure of reading - the sort of pleasure a cow must have in grazing.

If we do not plant knowledge when young, it will give us no shade when we are old.

Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

Being pretty on the inside means you don't hit your brother and you eat all your peas - that's what my grandma taught me.

Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise.

Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.

You must look into people, as well as at them.

A man's own good breeding is the best security against other people's ill manners.

Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination: never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

Once I accomplish one thing and I'm satisfied, I try something else. I may be 50 and doing something totally outside of music and acting. Maybe I'll become a kindergarten teacher.

The selfless giving, the service, the kindness which you give out into this world that is the currency of (the) meaning (of life).

It's no great achievement to go along with the crowd. Be the unusual guy, the extraordinary guy.

Bill Murray I always liked. I'm not as good as him, but there's a quality in him that I like. And then there's DeNiro, I'll never be that.

I am now willing to forgive myself . . . for believing I could offer something to others before I have offered it to myself.

I am a lady young in beauty waiting Until my truelove comes, and then we kiss.

The illiterate of the future will be the person ignorant of the use of the camera as well as the pen.

No one knows ish about ish, though some ish does get much closer to the real ish.

Khadi mentality means decentralization of the production and distribution of the necessaries of life.

If your boss is getting you down, look at him through the prongs of a fork and imagine him in jail.