... though mathematics may teach a man how to build a bridge, it is what the Scotch Universities call the humanities, that teach him to be civil and sweet-tempered.

It is only in sorrow bad weather masters us; in joy we face the storm and defy it.

Human relations are built on feeling, not on reason or knowledge. And feeling is not an exact science; like all spiritual qualities, it has the vagueness of greatness about it.

Kindness is always fashionable.

It is always the simple that produces the marvelous.

The fate of love is that it always seems too little or too much.

The great difference between voyages rests not with the ships, but with the people you meet on them.

Time is a very precious gift- so precious that it is only given to us moment by moment.

All changes are more or less tinged with melancholy, for what we are leaving behind is part of ourselves.

Forethought spares afterthought.

Mediocrity is always in a rush; but whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing with consideration. For genius is nothing more nor less than doing well what anyone can do badly.

Smile. it's the second best thing you can do with your lips.

Success or failure cannot be measured by any human standard.

Wisdom of the Ages: Do the aliens on the moon pull down their pants and 'earth' their friends for fun?

No person will have occasion to complain of the want of time who never loses any.

All of this has happened before, and it will all happen again.

After my mother's death, I had such difficulty relating to people.

The final goal of all religions is to realise the essential oneness.

I love writing songs. I'm a songwriter.

I feel like Havana has always been such an amazing, cosmopolitan city that it makes sense that a lot of galleries will want to be present.

Words of encouragement fan the spark of genius into the flame of achievement.