Mark Twain

History may not repeat itself, but it does rhyme a lot

Everyone is a moon, and has a dark side which he never shows to anybody.

If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and a man.

If man could be crossed with the cat, it would improve man but deteriorate the cat.

We Americans… bear the ark of liberties of the world.

It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.

When you are wronged repeatedly, the worst thing you can do is continue taking it – fight back!

There is no class so pitiably wretched as that which possesses money and nothing else.

Most people go along with the crowd. They do things because everybody else does it.

Feeling is more important than thought.

You’ve got to say, “I think that if I keep working at this and want it badly enough, I can have it.” It’s called perseverance.

Live your imagination, not your history.

Getting up and moving forward is a choice.

If you’re going to have to swallow a frog, you don’t want to have to look at that sucker too long!

If you haven’t found it yet keep looking.

The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.

Hope will never be silent.

If you are not willing to learn no one can help you. If you are determined to learn no one can stop you.

All young people, regardless of sexual orientation or identity, deserve a safe and supportive environment in which to achieve their full potential.

The problem is not getting rid of fear, but using it properly.

There are no guarantees, but being ready sure beats being taken by surprise.