Religion and art spring from the same root and are close kin. Economics and art are strangers.

The mind that finds its way to wild places is the poet's; but the mind that never finds its way back is the lunatic's.

Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.

I feel as if I were a piece in a game of chess, when my opponent says of it: That piece cannot be moved.

Fashion changes, but style endures.

It is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself.

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.

One must judge men not by their opinions, but by what their opinions have made of them.

A hero cannot be a hero unless in a heroic world.

You are like my little dog; when people see you, they know I am nearby.

Certainty? In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes.

My specialty is detached malevolence.

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

There is nothing more miserable in the world than to arrive in paradise and look like your passport photo.

Genius is sorrow's child.

A lot of people don't realize that depression is an illness. I don't wish it on anyone, but if they would know how it feels, I swear they would think twice before they just shrug it.

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.

In the intellectual order, the virtue of humility is nothing more nor less than the power of attention.

You sort of start thinking anything's possible if you've got enough nerve.

I could see that, if not actually disgruntled, he was far from being gruntled.

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