The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively.

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

Be less curious about people and more curious about ideas.

Thought is free.

One of the great penalties those of us who live our lives in full view of the public must pay is the loss of that most cherished birthright of man's, privacy.

The English contribution to world cuisine - the chip.

A stale article, if you dip it in a good, warm, sunny smile, will go off better than a fresh one that you've scowled upon.

Racism is a much more clandestine, much more hidden kind of phenomenon, but at the same time it's perhaps far more terrible than it's ever been.

I don't watch television, I think it destroys the art of talking about oneself.

I am not now That which I have been.

He alone, who owns the youth, gains the future.

Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.

You can't deny laughter; when it comes, it plops down in your favorite chair and stays as long as it wants.

I have only ever read one book in my life, and that is White Fang. It's so frightfully good I've never bothered to read another.

To wear your heart on your sleeve isn't a very good plan; you should wear it inside, where it functions best.

I am not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying.

Everything beautiful has a mark of eternity.

Our greatest foes - and whom we must chiefly combat - are within.

The idea is to write it so that people hear it and it slides through the brain and goes straight to the heart.

I used to desire many, many things, but now I have just one desire, and thats to get rid of all my other desires.

When I had nothing to lose, I had everything. When I stopped being who I am, I found myself.