"The worst moment for an atheist is when he feels grateful and has no one to thank."

"Consciousness is a phase of mental life which arises in connection with the formation of new habits. When habit is formed, consciousness only interferes to spoil our performance."

"Never lose hope."

"A working relationship takes work."

"Our character is what we do when we think no one is looking."

"What more felicity can fall to creature, Than to enjoy delight with liberty."

"Merely corroborative detail, intended to give artistic verisimilitude to an otherwise bald and unconvincing narrative."

"I came to the realization that there were certain public issues that were most usefully dealt with within some sort of framework of at least my private beliefs, if not my private life."

"While I see many hoof marks going in, I see none coming out. It is easier to get into the enemy's toils than out again."

"A man is the sum of his actions, of what he has done, of what he can do, nothing else."

"If you have a body, you are an athlete."

"Oscar Wilde: 'I wish I had said that.' Whistler: 'You will, Oscar; you will."