Better three hours too soon than a minute too late.

Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win, by fearing to attempt.

Be not afraid of greatness: Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.

Have more than thou showest, Speak less than thou knowest.

The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.

Let life be short; else shame will be too long.

This above all: to thine ownself be true. And it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.

No legacy is so rich as honesty.

Certain, men should be what they seem.

All that glisters is not gold.

Talking isn't doing. It is a kind of good deed to say well; and yet words are not deeds.

Time travels in diverse paces with diverse persons. I’ll tell you who time ambles withal, who time trots withal, who time gallops withal, and who he stands still withal.

Be patient, for the world is broad and wide.

Men at some time are masters of their fates. The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves, that we are underlings.

Fortune brings in some boats that are not steer'd.

I don't look in the mirror and see a president of the United States. I don't have that ambition.

At the end of the day, I'm a man.

This position is untenable, and there can be no pause in the agitation for full political power and responsibility until these are granted to all the women of the nation.

What we want in students is creativity and a willingness to fail. I always say to students, 'If you've never at some point stayed up all night talking to your new boyfriend about the meaning of life instead of preparing for the test, then you're not really an intellectual.'

The best boxers don't always qualify for the Olympics. You can easily have a bad day, but please God, that won't happen to me.

The characters in the book grow up with us. My voice has broken as well.

For me, the worst part of playing golf, by far, has always been hitting the ball.

Even the dumber parts of our government are not run by idiots. These are ordinary people like us, doing a job. By and large, they're trying to do it as well as they can. Or at least as often as people in the private sector try to do as well as they can.

I depleted myself to the point where I had nothing left.

A cantor, when he starts singing, it's like rain - once it starts, it's hard to stop.

Grandmothers are the people who take delight in hearing babies breathing into the telephone.

It hurts, it hurts... Im dying, I'm dying.

The idea of redemption is always good news, even if it means sacrifice or some difficult times.

I have opinions on everything. I'm a stubborn old mule. The biggest problem is keeping my mouth shut.

I'm really into acquiring film paraphernalia - that's my hobby. I love old movie posters, cameras and film reels.

It is by doubting that we come to investigate, and by investigating that we recognize the truth.

Love is like bubble gum. At first it tastes better than anything you could ever imagine but after a while it starts loosing its flavor.

You have to have a lot of little boy in you to play baseball for a living.

How sad. How frightening. To be filled with so much hate that you could not even rejoice in the healing of a child...How did anyone ever come to that point

I've had a lot of success; I've had failures, so I learn from the failure.

Hair style is the final tip-off whether or not a woman really knows herself.

I've gotten to go wonderful places, meet interesting and intelligent people, and I started of course in the theatre and continue to work in the theatre where there is some intelligence involved in it.

My son does a little photography, but he's not involved the way I was.

Although I liked especially physics and mathematics for which I had considerable talent, I decided to study medicine. This profession had for me a strong emotional appeal, which was reinforced by having an uncle who was an excellent surgeon.