Above all, we must abolish hope in the heart of man. A calm despair, without angry convulsions, without reproaches to Heaven, is the essence of wisdom.

The magnificence of mountains, the serenity of nature-nothing is safe from the idiot marks of man's passing.

Discipline is like cabbage. We may not care for it ourselves, but feel sure it would be good for somebody else.

Thinking in words slows you down and actually decreases comprehension in much the same way as walking a tightrope too slowly makes one lose one's balance.

When a woman talks, she just wants to be heard.

The groundhog is like most other prophets; it delivers its prediction and then disappears.

These are days you'll remember. If you recall nothing else from your graduation ceremony, remember you heard the New Jersey Governor quote from 10,000 Maniacs.