If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn't sit for a month.
When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.
Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.
I fully realize that no wealth or position can long endure, unless built upon truth and justice; therefore, I will engage in no transaction which does not benefit all whom it affects.
Of puns it has been said that those who most dislike them are those who are least able to utter them.
We often discover what will do by finding out what will not do; and probably he who never made a mistake never made a discovery.
A moral being is one who is capable of reflecting on his past actions and their motives - of approving of some and disapproving of others
In feature films the director is God; in documentary films God is the director
In the rush for justice it is important not to lose sight of principles the country holds dear.
There's no such thing as perfect writing, just like there's no such thing as perfect despair.
Until we're educating every kid in a fantastic way, until every inner city is cleaned up, there is no shortage of things to do.
Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain but it takes character and self control to be understanding and forgiving.
Anything that makes weak - physically, intellectually and spiritually, reject it as poison.
You are like my little dog; when people see you, they know I am nearby.
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.
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
The traditional ways were wrongly disowned by Christianity - in hindsight, medicine men were not demons but very important counsellors in the community.
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.
But there is only one thing which gathers people into seditious commotion, and that is oppression
If one is to be called a liar, one may as well make an effort to deserve the name.
As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do.
