“Think before thou speakest.”

The phoenix hope, can wing her way through the desert skies, and still defying fortune’s spite; revive from ashes and rise.

Love not what you are but only what you may become.

A wise man does not trust all his eggs to one basket.

That which we are capable of feeling, we are capable of saying.

It is good to live and learn.

The brave man carves out his fortune, and every man is the sum of his own works.

The road to the inn is much better than the stay.

Every man is the son of his own works.

There are only two families in the world, my old grandmother used to say, the Haves and the Have-nots.

One of the effects of fear is to disturb the senses and cause things to appear other than what they are.

I have always heard, Sancho, that doing good to base fellows is like throwing water into the sea.

Dine on little, and sup on less.

A stout heart breaks bad luck.

To be good to the vile is to throw water into the sea.

Let every man look before he leaps.

God who gives the wound gives the salve.

I’m not much for talking. You know what I do. I put guys in body bags when I’m right.

Let me teach you the language of love you’ve never spoken.

Talk to women who’ve ever dated an Arab man. The results are not good.

My most useful acting tip came from my pal John Wayne. Talk low, talk slow, and don’t say too much.

Obviously, local elections are where you can make the most difference, but it’s great when everyone starts talking about what they believe in.

Everyone has freedom to say whatever they want to say. I think it takes a stronger person to hold their tongue as opposed to speaking out.

People say I am ruthless. I am not ruthless. And if I find the man who is calling me ruthless, I shall destroy him.

So what are you going to tell her? A little help? I pleaded. What does she want to know? He shook his head, grinning wickedly. That’s not fair. No, you not sharing what you know-now that’s not fair.