"I am one of those unhappy persons who inspire bores to the greatest flights of art."

"Accident, n.: A condition in which presence of mind is good, but absence of body is better."

"Brilliance is born of desperation."

"Don't let life discourage you; everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was."

"Show me a sane man and I will cure him for you."

"Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys."

"You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams."

"Fill your mind with the meaningless stimuli of a world preoccupied with meaningless things, and it will not be easy to feel peace in your heart."

"When the student is ready. . . the lesson appears."

"Let everyone mind his own business, and endeavor to be what he was made."

"Anybody can sympathise with the sufferings of a friend, but it requires a very fine nature to sympathise with a friend's success."

"Love means not ever having to say you're sorry."