"Our own acts are isolated and one act does not buy absolution for another."

"Irony is the hygiene of the mind."

"Before we acquire great power, we must acquire wisdom to use it well."

"The best rules to form a young man, are, to talk little, to hear much, to reflect alone upon what has passed in company, to distrust one's own opinions, and value others that deserve it."

"A pessimist, confronted with two bad choices, chooses both."

"It is in the knowledge of the genuine conditions of our lives that we must draw our strength to live and our reasons for living."

"A hundred objective measurements didn't sum the worth of a garden; only the delight of its users did that. Only the use made it mean something."

"It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up."

"Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens."

"I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him."