You should know which opportunities to choose.

The best state is that in which bad men are not allowed to hold office, and good men are not allowed to refuse office.

Measure a person by what they do with power.

What thou intendest to do, speak not of before thou doest it.

Do not say before hand what you are going to do; for if you fail, you will be laughed at.

That state is best ordered when the wicked have no command, and the good have.

Cultivate truth, good faith, experience, cleverness, sociability, and industry.

Forgiveness is better than revenge.

Do well the duty that lies before you.

Know your opportunity.

Speak no ill of a friend, nor even of an enemy.

My heart, for unknown reasons, seems to freeze in motion in my chest. I can see he senses it and he holds his pause to enjoy my suffering, prolonging my ignorance. “Viktor, what?

However glorious an action in itself, it ought not to pass for great if it be not the effect of wisdom and intention.

Why am I an atheist? The short answer is that I cannot accept any of the alternatives. I simply don't find them believable.

I understand that anything actors are doing, good or bad, is motivated by fear.

Things are simple, it is us human beings that make it difficult.

There aren't any concrete steps to becoming a comic.

"...All events are blessings given to us to learn from and therefore we should be grateful for the opportunity to grow and evolve into our best selves."

We're here to get each other through this thing, whatever it is.

God knows why - no pun intended - but every time I write a song, I feel a need to touch on religion.

Frank Zappa was one of the gods of the Czech underground, I thought of him as a friend. Whenever I feel like escaping from the world of the Presidency, I think of him.