"The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one."

"Little minds are interested in the extraordinary; great minds in the commonplace."

"To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing."

"Many a man's reputation would not know his character if they met on the street."

"A legal or religious ceremony by which two persons of the opposite sex solemnly agree to harass and spy on each other... until death do them join."

"If men could only know each other, they would neither idolize nor hate."

"There is no sin greater than ignorance."

"I require myself not to be equal to the best, but to be better then the bad."

"Favorite color: I hate colors."

"I don't think you're a very good friend if you're always being supportive. You also have to add criticism."

"I do not distinguish by the eye, but by the mind, which is the proper judge."

"You don't have to hold a position in order to be a leader."