I?m telling you, things are getting out of hand. Or maybe I?m discovering that things were never in my hands.
Speak properly, and in as few words as you can, but always plainly; for the end of speech is not ostentation, but to be understood.
Sooner or later, we've got to work at it, no matter how many other careers we've had or wanted.
Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards.
Whatever you do, do it to the purpose; do it thoroughly, not superficially. Go to the bottom of things. Any thing half done, or half known, is in my mind, neither done nor known at all. Nay, worse, for it often misleads.
TV is chewing gum for the eyes.
The discovery of a new dish does more for human happiness than the discovery of a new star.