"What we hope ever to do with ease we may learn first to do with diligence."

"We are inclined to believe those whom we do not know because they have never deceived us."

"If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will soon find himself alone. A man should keep his friendships in constant repair."

"No man is a hypocrite in his pleasures."

"I have found you an argument: but I am not obliged to find you an understanding."

"Of all noises, I think music is the least disagreeable."

"Without an adequate theory, reality is irrelevant."

"You can call it the 'Perfect Moment' when the universe aligns and the music in your head actually matches the music outside and all is well."

"If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you; that is the principal difference between a dog and a man."

"Politics is war without bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed."

"I am not fond of speaking about politics because I don't have in my possession an army of 200,000 soldiers."

"The thing women have got to learn is that nobody gives you power. You just take it."