There is nothing more miserable in the world than to arrive in paradise and look like your passport photo.
The English contribution to world cuisine - the chip.
Children's talent to endure stems from their ignorance of alternatives.
The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.
Could be worse . . . I could be Sting.
The bat thought I was giving him the kiss of life!
In terms of an identity, an identity reflects an individuality, by definition. And, if there is a quality present, it is recognizable and it can be named. If you can't name it, it means you don't recognize it.
I believe today that my conduct is in accordance with the will of the Almighty Creator
When the dog looks at you, the dog is not thinking what kind of a person you are. The dog is not judging you.
The fascination of shooting as a sport depends almost wholly on whether you are at the right or wrong end of the gun.
I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.
For a moment, nothing happened. Then, after a second or so, nothing continued to happen.
I can bear any pain as long as it has meaning.
Memories warm you up from the inside. But they also tear you apart.
All the perplexities, confusion and distress in America arise, not from defects in their Constitution or Confederation, not from want of honor or virtue, so much as from the downright ignorance of the nature of coin, credit and circulation.
Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.
Hollywood brides keep the bouquets and throw away the grooms.
What is to give light must endure burning.
The more intense the nature of a man, the more readily will he find meditation, and the more successfully will he practice it.
External nature is only internal nature writ large.
Central banks don't have divine wisdom. They try to do the best analysis they can and must be prepared to stand or fall by the quality of that analysis.