The keenest sorrow is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities.

I believe today that my conduct is in accordance with the will of the Almighty Creator

I want to put a ding in the universe.

I just want to retire before I go senile because if I don't retire before I go senile, then I'll do more damage than good at that point.

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

My specialty is detached malevolence.

The more you like yourself, the less you are like anyone else, which makes you unique.

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

Children are a wonderful gift. They have an extraordinary capacity to see into the heart of things and to expose sham and humbug for what they are.

When it is not in our power to determine what is true, we ought to follow what is most probable.

Tell me thy company, and I shall tell thee what thou art.

I recommend that the Statue of Liberty be supplemented by a Statue of Responsibility on the west coast.

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

Never accept a drink from a urologist.

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

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

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

Every beauty which is seen here by persons of perception resembles more than anything else that celestial source from which we all are come.

Patriotism is usually stronger than class hatred, and always stronger than internationalism.

Light thinks it travels faster than anything but it is wrong. No matter how fast light travels, it finds the darkness has always got there first, and is waiting for it.

In the rush for justice it is important not to lose sight of principles the country holds dear.