They have formed their own 4-H club - the hopeless, hysterical hypochondriacs of history.

He who surpasses or subdues mankind must look down on the hate of those below.

Reputation is what men and women think of us; character is what God and angels know of us.

It ain't over 'til it's over.

Being an intellectual creates a lot of questions and no answers.

When people talk of the freedom of writing, speaking or thinking I cannot choose but laugh. No such thing ever existed. No such thing now exists; but I hope it will exist. But it must be hundreds of years after you and I shall write and speak no more.

But some emotions don't make a lot of noise. It's hard to hear pride. Caring is real faint - like a heartbeat. And pure love why, some days it's so quiet, you don't even know it's there.

With me poetry has not been a purpose, but a passion.

Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain but it takes character and self control to be understanding and forgiving.

The day of individual happiness has passed

Every man is guilty of all the good he did not do.

All men are liable to error; and most men are, in many points, by passion or interest, under temptation to it.

Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.

Show love, compassion, protection & generosity to those who depend on you – in fact, to everyone.

There's nothing in the world so demoralizing as money.

Television is chewing gum for the eyes.

Comedy is acting out optimism.

To forbid us anything is to make us have a mind for it.

Give them pleasure. The same pleasure they have when they wake up from a nightmare.

There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts.

I can bear any pain as long as it has meaning.