men do not suspect faults which they do not commit

Cucumber should be well sliced, dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out.

The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.

Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.

Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.

When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.

Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world.

A man who uses a great many words to express his meaning is like a bad marksman who, instead of aiming a single stone at an object, takes up a handful and throws at it in hopes he may hit.

There are minds so impatient of inferiority that their gratitude is a species of revenge, and they return benefits, not because recompense is a pleasure, but because obligation is a pain.

When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.

He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life in fruitless efforts.

Face it, friends. For this journey, roads are optional.

This is why some relationships look so beautiful and some look so tragic — beauty belongs to the thoughtful

Video games and computers have become babysitters for kids.

Look at the world as a reflection of your inner state.

Yet ["One More Try" ] really seemed to connect with people, which is a wonderful thing and a marvelous coincidence.

Wear that cologne, shave your face, shave your head, cut your nails, you know...take care of yourself.

Our virtues, as well as our vices, are often scourges for our own backs.

I cook Italian, Thai and Vietnamese, I've always liked to cook.

Let us in education dream of an aristocracy of achievement arising out of a democracy of opportunity

If I'm going to show cleavage or chest then I don't show leg. I show one thing. If I show leg then everything else is covered up.