Samuel Johnson

He that fails in his endeavors after wealth or power will not long retain either honesty or courage.

Perhaps man is the only being that can properly be called idle.

Knowledge is more than equivalent to force.

I look upon every day to be lost, in which I do not make a new acquaintance.

Censure is willingly indulged, because it always implies some superiority: men please themselves with imagining that they have made a deeper search, or wider survey than others, and detected faults and follies which escape vulgar observation.

It was his peculiar happiness that he scarcely ever found a stranger whom he did not leave a friend; but it must likewise be added, that he had not often a friend long without obliging him to become a stranger.

My son has a big Christmas problem – what do you buy for a father who has everything and you’re using it?

The times when Barack and I are at our most relaxed are when we invite some friends over who we have known forever. And you put a little music on top of that? Some good food? It renews your spirit to get back in the game.

Between a man and his wife nothing ought to rule but love. Authority is for children and servants, yet not without sweetness.

My father was a perfectionist. We had to hop to everything and have marvelous table manners. I could only wear navy blue and gray and white. He wanted me to be interested in tennis and horses just like a little princess, but I couldn’t stand such things.

I believed in raising my children as I had been raised.

What will your children be teaching your grandchildren?

It’s her first grandchild, so she’s really, really, really excited. I guess my mom is a little more stressed out than me.

I was probably 10 or 11 when I saw that, and sort of started thinking, ‘You know what? Marriage is an option. Having a family is an option. And going to school and getting your education and building your career is another really viable option that can lead to happiness and fulfillment.

Dont ever get it twisted, me, Kourtney and Khloe are GOOD! ALWAYS!!!! Never question that!

I was bribing North to wear her butter 350’s by saying they glow in the dark. However, she made me turn off the lights to test it. She caught me lying but Kanye was on speaker phone and said don’t worry I will make them.

Your children can be around you all day, but if you don’t spend quality time with them and you don’t pay attention to them and talk to them and listen to them, it doesn’t matter that they’re just around you.

There are a few things that were just sheer, unadulterated joy, like the birth of my children.

I have a wonderful shelter, which is my family. I have a wonderful relationship with my brother and sister; this makes me feel that I know always where I belong.

My mother was a very beautiful lady, I thought. She was very good to me. I guess – she died when I was nine and a half, but if she had lived, I probably wouldn’t be trying to play guitar. She wanted me to be known, but as something else. Not a guitar player.

I know some people say it’s not the best to work with your family, but I have never understood that because it’s always worked so well for me.