Truth does not become more true by virtue of the fact that the entire world agrees with it, nor less so even if the whole world disagrees with it.

The accent of one's birthplace remains in the mind and in the heart as in one's speech.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

They succeed, because they think they can.

Virgil

He who has seen one cathedral ten times has seen something; he who has seen ten cathedrals once has seen but little; and he who has spent half an hour in each of a hundred cathedrals has seen nothing at all.

Sinclair Lewis, on sightseeing

For four to six months at a time, I would barely eat. I lived on a diet of Melba toast, carrots, and black coffee.

Alanis Morissette

Life achieves its summit when it does to the uttermost that which it was equipped to do.

Jack London

This is the great thing about Northern Ireland. I walk down the street and people stop me and say things like, 'I know you. You're that wee golfer, aren't you?' I say, 'Yeah, that's me.' They say, 'Keep it up, wee man.' It's very funny and that's why I want to stay here as long as possible.

Rory McIlroy

At Christmas time I sat on Santa's lap. His fly was open. Boy...what a present he gave me!

Rodney Dangerfield

Metaphysics means nothing but an unusually obstinate effort to think clearly.

William James

The artist is a collector. Not a hoarder, mind you, there's a difference: Hoarders collect indiscriminately, artists collect selectively. They only collect things that they really love.

Austin Kleon

The sovereignty of one's self over one's self is called Liberty.

Albert Pike

Do you not know that a man is not dead while his name is still spoken?

Terry Pratchett

Laughing at someone else is an excellent way of learning how to laugh at oneself; and questioning what seem to be the absurd beliefs of another group is a good way of recognizing the potential absurdity of many of one's own cherished beliefs.

Gore Vidal