...his hoofbeats fall like rain, over and over again.

A little town is like a lantern. Nothing's hid from sight.

Too much good fortune can make you smug and unaware. Happiness should be like an oasis, the greener for the desert that surrounds it.

When I was young they used to say people only threw stones at the tree that was loaded with fruit.

It's terrible when the weak are also cruel for then we are defenseless against them.

I used to think I had ambition... but now I'm not so sure. It may have been only discontent. They're easily confused.

One of the pleasantest things about book writing is that sometimes it brings one in touch with old friends.

I've seen public opinion shift like the wind and put out the very fire it lighted.

Doorbells are like a magic game, Or the grab-bag at a fair -- You never know when you hear one ring Who may be waiting there.

And scandal has a way of catching up with those who disregard its power.

The sight of a cage is only frightening to the bird that has once been caught.

My father told me "Son, there are only two kinds people that can do whatever they want in life. Kings and fools.". So I decided to be a King.

Behind every successful man is a surprised woman!

There is a time for everything - a time for being born and a time for coming of age. There is a time for death, too.

I feel like everything is possible.

Men who undertake considerable things, even in a regular way, ought to give us ground to presume ability.

Art upsets, science reasures.

A single line in the Bible has consoled me more than all the books I ever read besides.

Legendary service is one of the criteria that sets one company apart from its competitors. It's the mark of a truly authentic company - you just can't fake caring!

[On public events attended by royalty:] It was the usual 'zoo tea.' You know, we eat - the others watch.

I hope Mr. Obama has success.