The soul is never perfectly secure from the influence of passion; the occasional tranquility she seems to enjoy, is rather relaxation than imperturbable triumph.

In math, you could get 100 percent. It was very fair. That's what I liked about math. You could figure it out, and the teacher couldn't have a stupid opinion about it.

A readiness to excuse some faults, shows a disposition to commit others.

Yeah man, they call gambling a disease, but it's the only disease where you can win a bunch of money.

Envy, like a false mirror, distorts the symmetry of the sweetest form.

Violent people usually express their love of a thing by their hatred of its opposite.

I always told everybody the perfect joke would be where the setup and punch line were identical.