the old maxim... "there are three things necessary to success in life--Impudence! Impudence! Impudence!

The love of liberty is the love of others; the love of power is the love of ourselves.

A gentle word, a kind look, a good-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles.

Grace has been defined as the outward expression of the inward harmony of the soul.

Do not keep on with a mockery of friendship after the substance is gone - but part, while you can part friends. Bury the carcass of friendship: it is not worth embalming.

There is no prejudice so strong as that which arises from a fancied exemption from all prejudice.

Those who are at war with others are not at peace with themselves.

The more we do, the more we can do; the more busy we are, the more leisure we have.

Fashion is gentility running away from vulgarity and afraid of being overtaken

I'm not smart, but I like to observe. Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why.

We are very much what others think of us. The reception our observations meet with gives us courage to proceed, or damps our efforts.

I was never aware of any other option but to question everything.

The world was made by God's Word...make your own world with your words.

I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands you need to be able to throw something back.

I enjoy raining on parades and throwing stones in glass homes.

Every time my brain parks the car neatly in the driveway, my mouth drives through the back of the garage.

I'm one of these very focused people when it comes to day-to-day work, and I'm trying not to think about what comes next so that I can stay very focused on what I'm doing now.

As a tree, even though it has been cut down, is firm so long as its root is safe, and grows again, thus, unless the feeders of thirst are destroyed, the pain (of life) will return again and again.

I'm still a 'Star Trek' fan. You never stop being one.

First romance, first love, is something so special to all of us, both emotionally and physically, that it touches our lives and enriches them forever.

The Muppets are no joke. They are for real. Each one has an agent and manager and all that stuff. I'm not even kidding.