I am beginning to be sorry that I ever undertook to write this book. Not that it bores me; I have nothing else to do; indeed, it is a welcome distraction from eternity. But the book is tedious, it smells of the tomb, it has a rigor mortis about it; a...
how shall I get through the months or years of my future life, in company with that man -- my greatest enemy -- for none could injure me as he has done? Oh! when I think how fondly, how foolishly I have loved him, how madly I have trusted him, how co...
I hear of a convention to be held at Baltimore, or elsewhere, for the selection of a candidate for the Presidency, made up chiefly of editors, and men who are politicians by profession; but I think, what is it to any independent, intellegent, and res...
The past is what you take with you.
Old age is, so to speak, the sanctuary of ills: they all take refuge in it.
There is no shame in taking pride in achievements or position. But nobody gets to the top alone.
My dad likes to take the mickey out of me for saying everything is 'amazing.'
It's amazing where the paranoid mind can take you.
Art must take reality by surprise.
We have to take risks with art. If we don't, it all becomes a bit boring.
Once you take yourself too seriously the art will suffer.
I have what it takes to claim what I want.
Life takes a bit of time and a lot of relationship.
Peace is possible, and it will take a miracle.
Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.
I just try to take the best opportunities that I can get.
I'm sure a lot of people don't take me seriously.
Children can only take so much, and they deal with it however they can.
If you've got a problem, take it out on a drum.
I will take away your means of escape.
So it takes years to make a solid company.
