"Big men become big by doing what they didn't want to do when they didn't want to do it."

"Pride, like laudanun and other poisonous medicines, is beneficial in small, though injurious in large quantities. No man who is not pleased with himself, even in a personal sense, can please others."

"'Contrariwise,' continued Tweedledee, 'if it was so, it might be, and if it were so, it would be; but as it isn't, it ain't. That's logic!'"

"If you don't have solid beliefs you cannot build a stable life. Beliefs are like the foundation of a building, and they are the foundation to build your life upon."

"On Monday mornings I am dedicated to the proposition that all men are created jerks."

"If the person you are talking to doesn't appear to be listening, be patient. It may simply be that he has a small piece of fluff in his ear."

"The general will rules in society as the private will governs each separate individual."

"Who makes quick use of the moment is a genius of prudence."

"People remember you better if you wear the same outfit."

"When there are monsters there are miracles."

"Traditionally, most of Australia's imports come from overseas."

"In our country we have those three unspeakably precious things: freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and the prudence never to practice either."