Great men show politeness in a particular way; a smile suffices to assure you that you are welcome, and keep about their avocations as if you were a... →
John James Audubon
My drawings at first were made altogether in watercolors, but they wanted softness and a great deal of finish.
The Carrion Crow and Turkey-Buzzard possess great power of recollection, so as to recognise at a great distance a person who has shot at them, and... →
The varying modes of flight exhibited by our diurnal birds of prey have always been to me a subject of great interest, especially as by means of them... →
Do you wish to be great? Then begin by being. Do you desire to construct a vast and lofty fabric? Think first about the foundations of humility. The... →
Saint Augustine
Beauty is indeed a good gift of God; but that the good may not think it a great good, God dispenses it even to the wicked.
Who can map out the various forces at play in one soul? Man is a great depth, O Lord. The hairs of his head are easier by far to count than his... →
Our bodies are shaped to bear children, and our lives are a working out of the processes of creation. All our ambitions and intelligence are beside... →
I think expressing yourself and working hard can't help but have great results. Look at Zach Galifanakis. He didn't tweet. He didn't have... →
Scott Aukerman
I was always a big fan of Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner's '2000-Year-Old Man' sketch. I think it's one of the biggest influences on the... →