Mark Twain

"A place to which we are not invited is the only place worth going to."

"The man who does not do his own thinking is a slave."

"The secret to getting ahead is getting started."

"Cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college education."

"The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read."

"If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything."

"The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated."

"Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life."

"Loyalty to petrified opinion never yet broke a chain or freed a human soul."

"The lack of money is the root of all evil."

"Eat a live frog first thing in the morning and nothing worse will happen to you the rest of the day."

"The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why."

"History doesn't repeat itself, but it often rhymes."

"Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect."

"The secret source of humor is not joy but sorrow."

"I have never let my schooling interfere with my education."

"A person who won't read has no advantage over one who can't read."

"The thunder of his fall falls harmless on the adamantine slopes of indifference."

"Each person is born to one possession which outvalues all others: his last breath."

"All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure."

"Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today."

"The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it."

"Training is everything. The peach was once a bitter almond; cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college education."

"I came into the world asking why and I leave asking why."

"The law that will work is that which you like."

"Climate is what we expect, weather is what we get."

"A lie can travel around the world before the truth has a chance to get dressed."

"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that very existence is an act of rebellion."

"Part of the secret of success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside."

"Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life."