[democrats] have become the party of snobs. You have become the party of Americans who think they're better than other Americans.
I had learned to dwell with pleasure, as a beloved daydream, on the thought of the separation of these elements.
And this shall be for music when no one else is near, The fine song for singing, the rare song to hear! That only I remember, that only you admire, Of the broad road that stretches and the roadside fire.
I consider the success of my day based on the seeds I sow, not the harvest I reap.
Compromise is the best and cheapest lawyer.
The difficulty of literature is not to write, but to write what you mean; not to affect your reader, but to affect him precisely as you wish.
There is no duty we so much underrate as the duty of being happy. By being happy we sow anonymous benefits upon the world.
Students are often in no position to judge 'relevance' until long after the fact.
I suddenly realized I was getting ten opening notes a day on my mobile phone, more than when I was in New York. But this is China, where nothing is surprising.
Don't compromise your principles.
Maybe I will go to Paris. Who knows? But I’ll sure as hell never Go back to Texas again